Carduus nutans subsp. platypus (Lange) Greuter

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Carduus > Carduus nutans

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 entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

Uses medicinal oil
Edible flowers stems
Therapeutic use Depurative (unspecified), Fever (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°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Carduus nutans subsp. platypus world distribution map, present in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70029033-1
WFO ID wfo-0000105615
COL ID R72R
BDTFX ID 124898
INPN ID 618991
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Synonyms

Carduus nutans Carduus platypus Carduus platypus var. platypus Carduus nigrescens subsp. hamulosus Carduus nutans var. simplex Carduus nutans subsp. platypus

Lower taxons

Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus Carduus nutans subsp. nutans Carduus nutans subsp. alpicola