Cirsium italicum Dc.

Cirse d'Italie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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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 -
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 italicum world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195525-1
WFO ID wfo-0000036871
COL ID VJ2Z
BDTFX ID 17660
INPN ID 91353
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Synonyms

Cirsium italicum Carduus italicus Eriolepis italica Carduus spinosissimus Cnicus italicus Carduus spinosissimus var. spinosissimus