Cirsium monspessulanum Hill.

Cirse de Montpellier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.5
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) 5-10

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 -

Images

Habit

Cirsium monspessulanum habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium monspessulanum habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium monspessulanum habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cirsium monspessulanum leaf picture by Fuci. Flavia (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium monspessulanum leaf picture by Catherine Bouvard (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium monspessulanum leaf picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cirsium monspessulanum flower picture by jacques maréchal (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium monspessulanum flower picture by Dominique Mendes (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium monspessulanum flower picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cirsium monspessulanum fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium monspessulanum fruit picture by Jon Ander Laga (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium monspessulanum fruit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cirsium monspessulanum world distribution map, present in Andorra, Spain, France, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195706-1
WFO ID wfo-0000052833
COL ID VJ78
BDTFX ID 17715
INPN ID 91369
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carduus montanus Cirsium monspessulanum var. monspessulanum Cirsium monspessulanum var. laxum Cirsium monspessulanum

Lower taxons

Cirsium monspessulanum subsp. monspessulanum Cirsium monspessulanum subsp. ferox