| Accepted name: |
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Carduus marianus L.
-Mariana mariana (L.) Hill
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| English names: |
St. Mary's Thistle
Milk Thistle
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| French names: |
Chardon marie
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HSILMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The basal leaves are occasionally eaten as a vegetable(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
