WorldFloraDB - Carlina acanthifolia

Characteristics

A stemless thistle. It has a long taproot. It grows 10 cm high and spreads 30 cm wide. The leaves form in a ring around the plant. The leaves are oval and divided into leaflets along the stalk. There are spines at the ends. The leaves have white felt underneath. The lower leaves have stalks. The flower heads are large. They are 30-70 mm wide and have pink florets and yellowish flower bracts. In fertile soils, flowers develop stalks.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

Spread

anemochory

Mature width (meter)

0.3

Mature height (meter)

0.6

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

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in dry grassy habitats. It grows on hills and mountains. It needs well drained soil and neutral to alkaline.

More

Stony places, pastures and rocks on poor soils in mountainous areas.

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

Usage

The receptacle of the flower is used like an artichoke. They are eaten raw. The leaves can be used to curdle milk.

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

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°)	12 - 15
Germination luminosity	light
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-