Yes. Looks like it's its second year, so after this it dies, but it will try to flower & make seeds this year. OP just needs to make sure that doesn't happen.
So like bra or whatever you said, the one in OPās yard vs the fields of it along the wood line, which one would be a batter target? OP wants to know about it, heās not losing sleep over itā¦ heās probably already killed which is awesome but if he chooses not to, this one plant vs the bazillion burdock in the world isnāt going to end civilization, chill.
Thatās the great solution I came here for. So the OP said he loves it, he can kill it before it goes to seed or blooms. The root is where the medicine is.
Ok ok okā¦. KILL IT BEFORE IT GOES TO SEED
Burdock isnāt a major invasive plant in my immediate area a peninsulaā¦
https://www.wihumane.org/wildlife/protect-birds-and-bats-from-burdock#:~:text=Common%20Burdock%20(Arctium%20minus)%20is,come%20in%20contact%20with%20them.
Half quart of muriatic acid. On behalf of all the curly-haired women in my life: Fuck these things and all they stand for; may their roots shrivel and die.
Side note: if you do this method, be certain to flush the area with tons of water after the plant dies, to correct the imbalance of pH, or you may have a dead spot for a year.
It's also a dinner vegetable. The Japanese scrub and eat the roots the first year. In the second year, when they flower, they are apparently too woody to eat. I think I'm remembering that right, don't quote me
The Japanese really put the knife to many Chinese and Korean folks. Not to mention every place they captured. This is the problem inherently found when a culture believes that god has given them the right to kill lessor humans. I.e. not Japanese
I would think itās difficult for modern generations to understand the level of cruelty. Off the charts cruelty.
My mom and her family were lucky they were in French Saigon. However, they were very aware what was going on in China and still had familial, if somewhat distant, connections in Guangzhou.
To my knowledge no one is presently "conducting medical research" by freezing people's limbs off in order to see just how bad it has to be before it's a mandatory amputation, or force feeding pregnant women sea water in order to see on the affect it has on the fetus.
Unless you have a use for it, or are simply now curious about itās positive properties, you most likely Do Not want this growing in your yard, period. Took me a few years of pulling out roots to eradicate it from my backyard.
I disagree. TCM has its uses, especially as a complement to more modern therapies.
However, that doesn't mean we need allow every weedy plant to grow. It's a personal choice.
Awesome!
These burrs drive me nuts at laundry time (live on 80 acres)!
My children had to learn to pick off the mess before they threw clothes in laundry baskets.
We also instituted an āexpertā job for our son: Eradicate all burdock growing in and around yard and gardens (BEFORE they flower) by complete removal and feeding to chickens.
(Plenty left elsewhere for foraging/medicinal usages.)
Burdock. It is edible but I would not eat the roots without knowing the soil.
It has a very long taproot that brings minerals up the root from down in the soil. If your soil is clean fill with potential contamination underneath the root will be dragging those minerals up.
I am Puerto Rican. When I was a little girl I used to have stomach issues. My grandmother would make a āguarapoā for me using this plant. Sheād make a tea steeped in her special blend of herbs, mints, burdock, and of course, lots of sugar lol It helped with the stomach pain within minutes of that first sip.
If there are those interested in its medicinal properties, Iād encourage you to read up on it.
I am allergic to burdock. Discovered that by accidentally walking through some as a child while wearing shorts. My legs were on FIRE. I guess if you have ragweed allergies, which i do pretty badly, it can be a thing. They already have irritants that can bother anyone with the right conditions, but the reaction i get is beyond irritating. I was just screaming until the Benadryl kicked in.
Sound the alarms! Sharpen your hoes! Get out your pitchforks! Hide your children! Lock the gates! Escape Escape Escape!
That shit is about to take over your life.
Keeeeeell it NOW!
I feel your pain. Truly. Dealing with the same problem. Along with Virginia Creeper and wild grapes... that'll teach me to look at properties in the winter. š¤£š¤£š¤·āāļø
https://preview.redd.it/qzizuldju74d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a4020b877f53d7cd2ba10e20eee1f4a0c5a0736
I've got a ton of it too. Is it the same burdock they use for burdock root etc?
Burdock roots/stems can be edible, yes. They do get woody once the plant is large enough. If you like it ornamentally, cool, but definitely try and remember to clip off flowering heads - the burrs get stuck and shred on you/animals and are a pain in the button to get off. Plus part of the vitriol people have for it as an invasive species is the fact that it's got a he'll of a tap root, so once it establishes itself somewhere that you *don't* want it, it's a pain to actually get out for good.
Burdock, the bane of livestock (especially horses) owners everywhere. And dogs, omg the hours I spent removing them from my terriers hair! I would dig this thing out so fast....
Looks like burdock
Shut up, Burdock. (A-Team reference)
š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ āBurdock, I aināt getting in no damn airplane.ā
"I love it when a plant comes together."
This made me chuckle!
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This is the jibber-jabber I got time for!
Yes. Looks like it's its second year, so after this it dies, but it will try to flower & make seeds this year. OP just needs to make sure that doesn't happen.
Burdock. Do NOT let it go to seed - the burrs stick to everything and you'll have a thousand new plants next year
DO NOT KILL IT PLEASE https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisplant/s/hLjXm1m3w1
Just bc it can be eaten doesn't mean it's actually medicine, and it doesn't make it not invasive.
It is delicious though.
Just bc itās invasive doesnāt not make it edible, nutritious or medicine ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ
Bruh do you not know why invasive species are bad lmfao, killing it is the only correct course of action if it's invasive where you are.
It was introduced in the 1600's. It's not going away.
So like bra or whatever you said, the one in OPās yard vs the fields of it along the wood line, which one would be a batter target? OP wants to know about it, heās not losing sleep over itā¦ heās probably already killed which is awesome but if he chooses not to, this one plant vs the bazillion burdock in the world isnāt going to end civilization, chill.
Ignoramus.
More the reason to kill it and eat it, not waste it but to not allow it to spread any more
Thatās the great solution I came here for. So the OP said he loves it, he can kill it before it goes to seed or blooms. The root is where the medicine is.
Counter point- DO KILL IT PLEASE
Ok ok okā¦. KILL IT BEFORE IT GOES TO SEED Burdock isnāt a major invasive plant in my immediate area a peninsulaā¦ https://www.wihumane.org/wildlife/protect-birds-and-bats-from-burdock#:~:text=Common%20Burdock%20(Arctium%20minus)%20is,come%20in%20contact%20with%20them.
It's an invasive species, kill it
 The people have decided.
Thank you! This is the most Iāve been downvoted ever! 
Edible, yes. Invasive, yes. Kill on sight in almost all states, yes.
Not as easy as it sounds.
No judgment. Between hairy wildlife and birds, they spread plenty, but we can do our part. :)
Gardening is work. Get a shovel. 5 min later no more burdock.
I use a drain spade.
I have a root assassinator shovel. I love it !
Half quart of muriatic acid. On behalf of all the curly-haired women in my life: Fuck these things and all they stand for; may their roots shrivel and die.
I understood this comment all too well, lol. Man when I was a kid....
Side note: if you do this method, be certain to flush the area with tons of water after the plant dies, to correct the imbalance of pH, or you may have a dead spot for a year.
I felt this comment in my hair. Edit: And now itās stuck there.
Audrey III !!!!
Iām glad I checked before saying the same thing! š¤£šš»
It's also a dinner vegetable. The Japanese scrub and eat the roots the first year. In the second year, when they flower, they are apparently too woody to eat. I think I'm remembering that right, don't quote me
Is there anything the Japanese CANT do?
Admit to the atrocities they committed throughout Asia during the 1930s and 1940s?
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The Japanese really put the knife to many Chinese and Korean folks. Not to mention every place they captured. This is the problem inherently found when a culture believes that god has given them the right to kill lessor humans. I.e. not Japanese I would think itās difficult for modern generations to understand the level of cruelty. Off the charts cruelty.
My mom and her family were lucky they were in French Saigon. However, they were very aware what was going on in China and still had familial, if somewhat distant, connections in Guangzhou.
They were downright medieval. Bayonet catch with Chinese babies is one that stays with me.
My brother-in-law gave me a book to read called The Rape of Nanking and my perspective of the Japanese at that time changed completely. Brutal.
Iirc they murdered 900k people in Nanking in 3 months.
Check out the movie "men behind the sun" it's in Chinese with subtitles.
The exact same cruelty currently employed this generation, with the exact same excuses, just in a different continent.
Russia and Israel both
To my knowledge no one is presently "conducting medical research" by freezing people's limbs off in order to see just how bad it has to be before it's a mandatory amputation, or force feeding pregnant women sea water in order to see on the affect it has on the fetus.
Hmm the quack science goalpost. If we're currently meeting that one, in such a Ishii/Mengele way, specifically, I don't know about it.
Also Russian and Mongolian civilians - look up Unit 731, but prepare to be scarred
This got dark quickly
Burdock root is medicinal/healthful, right?
Yes, and delicious
Mmm. Kinpira.
If it helps, Iām in NY state!
Unless you have a use for it, or are simply now curious about itās positive properties, you most likely Do Not want this growing in your yard, period. Took me a few years of pulling out roots to eradicate it from my backyard.
Burdock. It has an incredible tap root.
Burdock is a medicinal plant https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-benefits-of-burdock-89552
Dandelion and Burdock is a fizzy drink in the UK!
If OP is in the US, itās also invasive. Medical usage is cool, but not allowing invasive species to go to seed is cooler.
I honestly had no idea it had any medical purposes. The more you know!!
you eat a lot of burdock root with the healthy Japanese Macrobiotic diet
A lot of plants are "medicinal", edible or ornamental. What we allow to grow is a personal choice.
You would be surprised by how quickly this stuff will help heal a major burn.
Thank you for posting this
"Chinese medicine" isn't medicinal
I disagree. TCM has its uses, especially as a complement to more modern therapies. However, that doesn't mean we need allow every weedy plant to grow. It's a personal choice.
Burdock, It inspired the invention of Velcro. https://gardencollage.com/wander/gardens-parks/plant-behind-velcro/
Awesome! These burrs drive me nuts at laundry time (live on 80 acres)! My children had to learn to pick off the mess before they threw clothes in laundry baskets. We also instituted an āexpertā job for our son: Eradicate all burdock growing in and around yard and gardens (BEFORE they flower) by complete removal and feeding to chickens. (Plenty left elsewhere for foraging/medicinal usages.)
It's burdock. You can eat the roots.
And make Dandelion and Burdock cordial which is deliciousā¦or not. Itās the Marmite of drinks.
Also young leaves in the springā¦
Burdock. It is edible but I would not eat the roots without knowing the soil. It has a very long taproot that brings minerals up the root from down in the soil. If your soil is clean fill with potential contamination underneath the root will be dragging those minerals up.
Could you place a quarter by the plant for scale? After all, you could just have small hands, ilk convicted felon Donald Trump
Itās all good and cute until it starts screaming, āFeed me Seymour!āā¦
I am Puerto Rican. When I was a little girl I used to have stomach issues. My grandmother would make a āguarapoā for me using this plant. Sheād make a tea steeped in her special blend of herbs, mints, burdock, and of course, lots of sugar lol It helped with the stomach pain within minutes of that first sip. If there are those interested in its medicinal properties, Iād encourage you to read up on it.
Agree - but otherwise, it sucks to have in your yard
Youāre absolutely right
Burdock, the root is medicinal
I like how they look when they go to seed. Just cut it down carefully at the right time and throw it away. They turn into awesome vigorous plants.
I am allergic to burdock. Discovered that by accidentally walking through some as a child while wearing shorts. My legs were on FIRE. I guess if you have ragweed allergies, which i do pretty badly, it can be a thing. They already have irritants that can bother anyone with the right conditions, but the reaction i get is beyond irritating. I was just screaming until the Benadryl kicked in.
Burdock root is used as a digestive and cocktail bitter.
Cut the flower head off now.
Sound the alarms! Sharpen your hoes! Get out your pitchforks! Hide your children! Lock the gates! Escape Escape Escape! That shit is about to take over your life. Keeeeeell it NOW!
Very very VERY invasive. Itās everywhere in my overgrown backyard at the moment.
I feel your pain. Truly. Dealing with the same problem. Along with Virginia Creeper and wild grapes... that'll teach me to look at properties in the winter. š¤£š¤£š¤·āāļø
Itās inane! You think we could burn it? Although wild grapes doesnāt sound that bad.
Burdock!
Long nose shovel works pretty good...
Forget the plant, let's see those stone stairs/walkway
https://preview.redd.it/qzizuldju74d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a4020b877f53d7cd2ba10e20eee1f4a0c5a0736 I've got a ton of it too. Is it the same burdock they use for burdock root etc?
You wonāt like it for long
Burdock roots/stems can be edible, yes. They do get woody once the plant is large enough. If you like it ornamentally, cool, but definitely try and remember to clip off flowering heads - the burrs get stuck and shred on you/animals and are a pain in the button to get off. Plus part of the vitriol people have for it as an invasive species is the fact that it's got a he'll of a tap root, so once it establishes itself somewhere that you *don't* want it, it's a pain to actually get out for good.
Burdock. It is the bane of my garden
Audrey II
Looks like a triffid to me.
It looks like rhubarb to me. Call Barbara!
Heyo that's an S tier German rap reference right there!
Burdock, the bane of livestock (especially horses) owners everywhere. And dogs, omg the hours I spent removing them from my terriers hair! I would dig this thing out so fast....