Cirsium fontinale var. campylon (H.Sharsm.) D.J.Keil & C.E.Turner

Mt. hamilton thistle (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium > Cirsium fontinale

Characteristics

Basal leaves: longer spines 4–15 mm, distal faces equally glandular and tomentose. Cauline leaves: longer spines 10–18 mm. Distalmost stem bracts typically separated from heads. Phyllaries 65–85, 25–35 of them reflexed; apical spines 3–6 mm; marginal spines usually absent. Cypselae 3.4–4.1 mm. 2n = 34.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 2.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Distribution

Cirsium fontinale var. campylon world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1169233-2
WFO ID wfo-0000107171
COL ID 5N49N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cirsium campylon Cirsium fontinale var. campylon