Cirsium ferox Dc.

Cirse féroce (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A biennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.6-1m high.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 18
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cirsium ferox habit picture by Giovanni Leonardi (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium ferox habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium ferox habit picture by Giovanni Vannacci (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cirsium ferox leaf picture by Paul Chevrier (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium ferox leaf picture by Jean-Marc Vanel (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium ferox leaf picture by Forns Pau (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cirsium ferox flower picture by Alain Barbier (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium ferox flower picture by Arthur Coutin (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium ferox flower picture by Françoise Bircher (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cirsium ferox fruit picture by Tristan Jaton-Maria (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cirsium ferox world distribution map, present in Spain, France, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195343-1
WFO ID wfo-0000021264
COL ID VHWK
BDTFX ID 17602
INPN ID 91330
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Carduus ferox Carthamus ferox Cirsium hellenicum Carduus boujarti Eriolepis ferox Cnicus ferox Cirsium ferox