Silybum eburneum Coss. & Durieu

Silver milk thistle (en), Chardon-Marie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Silybum

Characteristics

A herb.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.15 - 3.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

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

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	11 - 18
Germination temperacture (C°)	12 - 18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:249205-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000108847
COL ID	6YPPB
BDTFX ID	85480
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mariana eburnea Silybum hispanicum Silybum eburneum subsp. eburneum Silybum eburneum var. eburneum Silybum eburneum subsp. hispanicus Silybum eburneum