BURDOCK
Common Names: Burdock, Clotbur, Chuckold, Harlock, Gobo, Beggar’s Button.
Scientific Name: Arctium genus
When to Find: Spring, summer.
Where to Find: Wastelands.
Parts Used: Leaves, stalks, and roots.
Preparation: Cook leaves and stalks for soup. Add soda to first cooking water. Use white core of root in salad, or eat raw. Mash young roots to make healing salve for wounds.
Storage: Freeze or sun dry.
Identif ication: Large 6-10 feet weed with pink flowers or with heads of burrs. Leaf is size of dinner plate, with dark green top and greyish soft underside.
