Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. pycnocephalus L.

Chardon à trochets (fr), Chardon à tête dense (fr), Chardon à capitules denses (fr)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Carduus > Carduus cephalanthus

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.625-1.65m high.

Life form
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	anemochory
Mature width (meter)	- 0.1
Mature height (meter)	0.63 - 1.65
Root system	tap-root
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	c3

Environment

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

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Tumor(Spleen) (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	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77179677-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000101017
COL ID	5G7Z5
BDTFX ID	13313
INPN ID	132618
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Synonyms

Carduus galactites Carduus syncephalus Cnicus pycnocephalus Carduus litigiosus Carduus parviflorus Carduus argentatus Carduus peregrinus Carduus zapateri Carduus acanthoides Carduus lucidus Onopyxus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. pycnocephalus