蒡 - burdock

great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

simmered burdock root seasoned with sesame and vinegar

scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica); Spanish salsify; viper's grass

Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family)

stone wall construction technique, with smallest stone surfaces facing outwards; burdock piling

kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)