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Silybum marianum. (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum is a species of thistle. It has various common names including milk thistle, [ 1] blessed milkthistle, [ 2] Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle (though not to be confused with Onopordum acanthium or Cirsium vulgare ).
Silybum ( milk thistle) is a genus of two species of thistles in the family Asteraceae. [1] [3] The plants are native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe, [4] North Africa, and the Middle East. One species has been introduced elsewhere, including in North America. [5] The name "milk thistle" derives from a feature of the leaves, which are ...
Lactuca serriola, also called prickly lettuce, [2] milk thistle [2] (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle), compass plant, [2] and scarole, [2] is an annual or biennial plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It has a slightly fetid odor and is commonly considered a weed of orchards, roadsides ...
Sonchus oleraceus is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Cichorieae of the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and Western Asia. It has many common names including common sowthistle, [ 2] sow thistle, [ 3] smooth sow thistle, annual sow thistle, hare's colwort, hare's thistle, milky tassel, milk thistle, [ 4] and soft thistle. [ 4]
Thistle. Cirsium arizonicum, showing arachnoid cobwebbiness on stems and leaves, with ants attending aphids that might be taking advantage of the shelter. Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the ...
Sonchus asper is an annual or biennial herb sometimes reaching a height of 200 centimetres (6.6 ft) with spiny leaves and yellow flowers resembling those of the dandelion. The leaves are bluish-green, simple, lanceolate, with wavy and sometimes lobed margins, covered in spines on both the margins and beneath. The base of the leaf surrounds the ...
Sonchus nitidus Vill. Sonchus arvensis, the field milk thistle, [2] field sowthistle, [3] perennial sow-thistle, [4] corn sow thistle, dindle, gutweed, swine thistle, or tree sow thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. S. arvensis often occurs in annual crop fields and may cause substantial yield losses.
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