Carduus crispus Guirao ex Nyman

Curly plumeless thistle (en), Chardon crépu (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Carduus

Characteristics

A biennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.9m high.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal oil
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Alterative (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Epithelioma (unspecified), Myalgia (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Sore (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Carduus crispus leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Carduus crispus leaf picture by Darius Maximus (cc-by-sa)
Carduus crispus leaf picture by Andrzej Konstantynowicz (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carduus crispus flower picture by Markus Ertmer (cc-by-sa)
Carduus crispus flower picture by Andrzej Konstantynowicz (cc-by-sa)
Carduus crispus flower picture by Danièle Pichereau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carduus crispus world distribution map, present in France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188570-1
WFO ID wfo-0000014895
COL ID R6RS
BDTFX ID 13120
INPN ID 88104
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carduus crispus var. crispus Carduus crispus

Lower taxons

Carduus crispus subsp. crispus Carduus crispus subsp. multiflorus Carduus crispus var. glareicola