Their purple flowers have dark mottled spots and support ... Hailing from Eurasia, great burdock (Arctium lappa) is a stunning, biennial wildflower that regrettably moonlights as an invasive ...

Moreover, we often treat burdock as a weed, forgetting how valuable this plant is. Burdock is a common weed, and the root of the greater burdock is mainly used for medicinal purposes. This plant ...

Velcro from burdock seeds and suction cups from octopus suckers. Lotus Flower:© Agnese Abrusci, all other images courtesy of Getty ...