Characteristics
A thistle like plant that grows from year to year. The leaves occur in a ring. They are blue-green and divided into leaflets along the stalk. They have spiny tips. There is a single flower-head without a stem. The bracts on the outside have spines at the tip. The small flowers are bluish or mauve.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.1 - 0.15
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It suits hardiness zones 7-9.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The above ground parts are boiled with batter or with eggs. The flower head is boiled in salty water or fried.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
flowers
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
12 - 18
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 18
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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