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Burdock Collection

"Burdock: Lanc'd Gentle Thistle and Purple Flowered Beauty" Burdock, scientifically known as Cirsium vulgare

Background imageBurdock Collection: Lanc d gentle thistle, Cirsium vulgare

Lanc d gentle thistle, Cirsium vulgare, and burdock, Arctium lappa.. Handcolored botanical copperplate engraving from Joshua Hamiltons Culpepers English Family Physician; or Medical Herbal Enlarged

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock, Arctium lappa

Burdock, Arctium lappa
5855770 Burdock, Arctium lappa; (add.info.: Burdock, Arctium lappa. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm

Background imageBurdock Collection: Stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, and greater burdock, Arctium lappa

Stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, and greater burdock, Arctium lappa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4669037 Stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, and greater burdock, Arctium lappa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Background imageBurdock Collection: A Burdock and Other Plants on a Stone Wall, 1847. Creator: Johan Thomas Lundbye

A Burdock and Other Plants on a Stone Wall, 1847. Creator: Johan Thomas Lundbye
A Burdock and Other Plants on a Stone Wall, 1847

Background imageBurdock Collection: Purple flowered burdock, Arctium lappa

Purple flowered burdock, Arctium lappa
5856618 Purple flowered burdock, Arctium lappa by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Purple flowered burdock, Arctium lappa)

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock Root (Kurama gobo), from the series 'A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)

Burdock Root (Kurama gobo), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)
Burdock Root (Kurama gobo), from the series " A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)", Japan, 1822

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock (chromolitho)

Burdock (chromolitho)
2802834 Burdock (chromolitho) by Hulme, Frederick Edward (1841-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burdock. Illustration for Familiar Wild Flowers by F Edward Hulme (Cassell)

Background imageBurdock Collection: Study of a Burdock, c. 1810-14 or c. 1828 (oil on canvas, mounted on panel)

Study of a Burdock, c. 1810-14 or c. 1828 (oil on canvas, mounted on panel)
877368 Study of a Burdock, c.1810-14 or c.1828 (oil on canvas, mounted on panel) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 18.4x27.8 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Background imageBurdock Collection: Greater burdock with moth

Greater burdock with moth
Greater burdock, Arctium lappa plant, with moth, caterpillar and pupa LXIII. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam. 1730

Background imageBurdock Collection: Lesser burdock or cocklebur, Arctium minus

Lesser burdock or cocklebur, Arctium minus (Xanthium, Lappa minor). Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattiolis Discorsi

Background imageBurdock Collection: Lesser burdock, Arctium minus, and water chestnut

Lesser burdock, Arctium minus, and water chestnut, Trapa natans. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageBurdock Collection: Stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, and greater

Stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, and greater burdock, Arctium lappa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageBurdock Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 572

Curtis British Entomology Plate 572
Hemiptera: Amblycephalus germari Curtis = Evacanthus acminatus (Burdock Frog-hopper) [Plant: Arctium lappa (Burdock)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageBurdock Collection: Nature Study - Burdock (pencil on paper)

Nature Study - Burdock (pencil on paper)
1214655 Nature Study - Burdock (pencil on paper) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68) (attr. to); 12.1x9.9 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

Background imageBurdock Collection: Marsh Cinquefoil, Burdock, Water Avens, 1951 (colour litho)

Marsh Cinquefoil, Burdock, Water Avens, 1951 (colour litho)
2920001 Marsh Cinquefoil, Burdock, Water Avens, 1951 (colour litho) by Inglis, Bessie D. (fl. 1927-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBurdock Collection: Study of a Burdock, 1840. Creator: Eugene Blery

Study of a Burdock, 1840. Creator: Eugene Blery
Study of a Burdock, 1840

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock in Bloom, 1858. Creator: Eugene Blery

Burdock in Bloom, 1858. Creator: Eugene Blery
Burdock in Bloom, 1858

Background imageBurdock Collection: La bardane au saule (Burdock with Willow), published 1849. Creator: Eugene Blery

La bardane au saule (Burdock with Willow), published 1849. Creator: Eugene Blery
La bardane au saule (Burdock with Willow), published 1849

Background imageBurdock Collection: Lady and Gentleman on Horseback, c. 1655, reworked 1660 / 1665. Creator: Aelbert Cuyp

Lady and Gentleman on Horseback, c. 1655, reworked 1660 / 1665. Creator: Aelbert Cuyp
Lady and Gentleman on Horseback, c. 1655, reworked 1660/1665

Background imageBurdock Collection: A Setter: Facing Left, with a Partridge Hiding among Burdocks on the Left, ca. 1805

A Setter: Facing Left, with a Partridge Hiding among Burdocks on the Left, ca. 1805. after Philip Reinagle

Background imageBurdock Collection: The Plow with Burdock Plants, 1858. Creator: Eugene Blery

The Plow with Burdock Plants, 1858. Creator: Eugene Blery
The Plow with Burdock Plants, 1858

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock, 1877. Creator: Frederick Edward Hulme

Burdock, 1877. Creator: Frederick Edward Hulme
Burdock, 1877. Burdock, (Arctium) - biennial plant, the taproot can be harvested, used in traditional Chinese medicine. From " Familiar Wild Flowers", figured and described by F

Background imageBurdock Collection: European goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis), lithograph, published around 1895

European goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis), lithograph, published around 1895
European goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis). Lithograph after a drawing by Christian Votteler (German painter, 1840 - 1916), published around 1895

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock and St. Johns Wort Victorian Botanical Illustration

Burdock and St. Johns Wort Victorian Botanical Illustration
Extremely Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Victorian Engraved Botanical Illustration of the Hand Colored Burdock and St

Background imageBurdock Collection: Victorian Botanical Illustration of Burdock and St. Johns Wort

Victorian Botanical Illustration of Burdock and St. Johns Wort
Extremely Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Victorian Engraved Botanical Illustration of the Hand Colored Burdock and St

Background imageBurdock Collection: Varieties of British wildflowers, 1947

Varieties of British wildflowers, 1947. Teasel: Salsify: Sow Thistle: Varieties of Wild Lettuce: Dandelion: Chicory Burdock: Saw Wort: Cotton Thistle: Hemp Agrimony: Tansy

Background imageBurdock Collection: Flowers: Aloes, Arnica, Arrow Root, Barley, Balm Mint, Burdock, c1940

Flowers: Aloes, Arnica, Arrow Root, Barley, Balm Mint, Burdock, c1940

Background imageBurdock Collection: Medicinal Herbs And Plants. Clockwise From Top Left: Aloes, Arnica, Barley, Balm Mint, Burdock

Medicinal Herbs And Plants. Clockwise From Top Left: Aloes, Arnica, Barley, Balm Mint, Burdock, Arrow Root. From Virtues Household Physician, Published London 1924

Background imageBurdock Collection: England, Tyne and Wear, Gibside Estate

England, Tyne and Wear, Gibside Estate. Burdock Seed Heads located within woodland forming the Gibside Estate

Background imageBurdock Collection: Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan

Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBurdock Collection: Plants / Arctium Lappa

Plants / Arctium Lappa
BURDOCK Date: 1894

Background imageBurdock Collection: Yellow Wagtail - adult female - alarmed on a dry

Yellow Wagtail - adult female - alarmed on a dry burdock - territorial behaviour during breeding period - June (Motacilla flava L.). Ural Mountains - Siberia - Russia

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock 1820-90 Black white chalk blue-gray paper

Burdock 1820-90 Black white chalk blue-gray paper
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Background imageBurdock Collection: Felled Timber with Burdock

Felled Timber with Burdock. McCloy, Samuel 1831 - 1904

Background imageBurdock Collection: Picture No. 10891378

Picture No. 10891378
Yellow Wagtail - adult female - alarmed on a dry burdock - territorial behaviour during breeding period - June (Motacilla flava L.) Date:

Background imageBurdock Collection: Sawfly (Tenthredo mandibularis) larva, feeding on burdock leaf, River Whiteadder, Berwickshire

Sawfly (Tenthredo mandibularis) larva, feeding on burdock leaf, River Whiteadder, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, August

Background imageBurdock Collection: Four stems of Arctium lappa (Greater burdock)

Four stems of Arctium lappa (Greater burdock)

Background imageBurdock Collection: Arctium lappa (Greater burdock), root, close-up

Arctium lappa (Greater burdock), root, close-up

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock burrs, SEM C015 / 5176

Burdock burrs, SEM C015 / 5176
Burdock burrs. Coloured environmental scanning electron micrograph (ESEM) of burrs (hooks) on the surface of a burdock (Arctium sp.) seed

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock (Arctium sp. ) bur

Burdock (Arctium sp. ) bur
Burdock (Arctium sp.) bur

Background imageBurdock Collection: Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) flowering, Warren Hill, West Sussex, England, july

Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) flowering, Warren Hill, West Sussex, England, july

Background imageBurdock Collection: Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) leaves, growing on pouched ground in pasture, Thornham Magna

Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) leaves, growing on pouched ground in pasture, Thornham Magna, Suffolk, England, august

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock stem, light micrograph

Burdock stem, light micrograph
Burdock stem. Polarised light micrograph of a cross-section through the stem of a burdock plant (Arctium lappa). The outer layers below the epidermis are the collenchyma (red patches)

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burdock (Arctium lappa)

Burdock (Arctium lappa)
Burdock leaf (Arctium lappa). This plant has a number of uses in herbal medicine. The leaves and root are edible, and are considered to useful in purifying the blood and eliminating uric acid

Background imageBurdock Collection: Greater burdock (Arctium lappa) on the Somerset Levels

Greater burdock (Arctium lappa) on the Somerset Levels
ROG-12737 Greater burdock on the Somerset Levels, UK Arctium lappa Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBurdock Collection: Burs of Greater Burdock Arctium lappa in autumn. Dorset

Burs of Greater Burdock Arctium lappa in autumn. Dorset
ROG-13346 Burs of Greater Burdock - in autumn Dorset. UK Arctium lappa Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBurdock Collection: Downy burdock (Arctium tomentosum). Germany

Downy burdock (Arctium tomentosum). Germany
ROG-12691 Downy burdock Germany Arctium tomentosum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBurdock Collection: A downy burdock (Arctium tomentosum). C. Europe

A downy burdock (Arctium tomentosum). C. Europe
ROG-12474 A downy burdock C. Europe Arctium tomentosum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way



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"Burdock: Lanc'd Gentle Thistle and Purple Flowered Beauty" Burdock, scientifically known as Cirsium vulgare, is a Lanc'd gentle thistle that captivates with its vibrant purple flowers. This hardy plant, also called Arctium lappa or the purple flowered burdock, has been celebrated for centuries for its medicinal properties. In traditional Japanese culture, Burdock Root (Kurama gobo) holds great significance. It features in the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi), " symbolizing strength and vitality. The chromolitho artwork depicting Burdock showcases its intricate details and rich colors. The study of a Burdock from the early 19th century reveals the artist's fascination with this plant's form and texture. Painted on canvas mounted on panel, it captures the essence of this botanical wonder. Burdock's allure extends beyond art; it attracts various creatures too. Moths find solace amidst Greater burdock's leaves while Lesser burdock or cocklebur (Arctium minus) coexists harmoniously with water chestnuts. In Curtis British Entomology Plate 572, we witness nature's harmony as Stinking iris (Iris foetidissima) thrives alongside greater burdock. This captivating illustration highlights their interconnectedness in the ecosystem. Nature enthusiasts have long admired Burdock through detailed pencil sketches like those found in Nature Study - Burdock. These delicate drawings capture every vein and contour of this remarkable plant. Even modern lithographs celebrate Burdock's beauty; Marsh Cinquefoil portrays it alongside Water Avens in a stunning display of color and life from 1951. From ancient folklore to contemporary artistry, Burdock continues to enchant us with its resilience and grace. Its presence reminds us to appreciate nature’s wonders all around us – even in seemingly ordinary plants like this extraordinary herbaceous perennial.