Characteristics
A low spreading herb. It is a thistle. The flowers are in bright yellow heads. The spines form a star beneath the flowers. The flowers are about 6 cm across.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
-
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in marshes.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The leaves are used in cooking by boiling and serving with oil and lemon juice. The young stems are eaten boiled. The young stems and leaf stalks are also eaten raw after removing the leaves.
| Uses |
oil
|
| Edible
|
leaves
stems
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
7 - 14
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
15 - 21
|
| Germination luminosity |
dark
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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