Question: I was wondering if you could help me ID this plant I came across while flagging a wetland. Sorry about …
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Question
I was wondering if you could help me ID this plant I came across while flagging a wetland. Sorry about the terrible photo, at the time I was sure it was going to be an easy one to look up. It has large leaves 10+ inches in length with 1-3 leaves per plant and as you can see they aren't deeply veined like skunk cabbage. It was found upland of an inundated wetland north of Boston. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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jgoodwin, I can't be sure from the image provided, but it looks like a first-year plant of Arctium (burdock), likely Arctium minus (common burdock). The underside of the leaf would be provided with an abundance of gray hairs that would lighten the underside considerably (compared to the top side). Best wishes.
