Carduus cephalanthus Viv.

Chardon (fr), Chardon à fleurs en tête (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Carduus

Characteristics

A herb. It is a thistle.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread	anemochory
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.3 - 1.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

It is a Mediterrranean climate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	stems
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188523-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000007052
COL ID	R6QT
BDTFX ID	13107
INPN ID	88092
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Synonyms

Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus congestus Carduus cephalanthus

Lower taxons

Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. pycnocephalus