NameThatPlant.net: Silybum marianum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Silybum marianum FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silybum marianum FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Blessed Milk-thistle, Blessed-thistle, Milk-thistle

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Silybum marianum FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Silybum marianum FAMILY Asteraceae__

3835

Forb
Annual/Biennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Mediterranean Europe

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins spiny

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Basal leaves have stout petiole-like bases; stem leaves auriculate-clasping.

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Disc: Pinkish/ Purplish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene

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