牛蒡[
gobou] great burdock (Arctium lappa)
叩き牛蒡[
tatakigobou] burdock root seasoned with sesame
金平牛蒡[
kinpiragobou] chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
菊牛蒡[
kikugobou] scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica)
洋種山牛蒡[
youshuyamagobou] American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
牛蒡薊[
gobouazami] Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family)