Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

ASTERACEAE

- Aster family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

Nomencl. ref.: Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 378 (1791)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Blessed milkthistle

English name: blessed milk thistle

English name: bull thistle

Spanish name: cardo mariano

French name: silybe de Marie

Italian name: Cardo mariano

German name: Mariendistel

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Biennial

Synonyms:
= Carduus marianus L.
= Mariana mariana (L.) Hill

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Silybum
Species:

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Silybum marianum
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini

Silybum marianum
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani

Silybum marianum
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, località Conconello., TS, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Silybum marianum
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani

Silybum marianum
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, centro città, Civico Orto Botanico, TS, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Silybum marianum
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani

Silybum marianum
Credit: Photo by Angelo Mazzoni

Silybum marianum
Flower at Kailua Gulch Makawao Ave, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Silybum marianum

Silybum marianum
Habit at Kailua Gulch Makawao Ave, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Silybum marianum
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Sgonico, in coltivi, ai margini dell'abitato., TS, FVG, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Silybum marianum
Leaves at Kailua Gulch Makawao Ave, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Silybum marianum

Silybum marianum
Credit: Photo by Anja Michelucci

Silybum marianum
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani

Silybum marianum
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Trieste, Giardino botanico., TS, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Silybum marianum

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV), CAN (AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)

Distributional map for Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.
Map for Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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