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Onopordum illyricum (Illyrian thistle)

Synonyms: Onopordon illyricum; Onopordum acanthium illyricum; Onopordum delortii; Onopordum illyricum arabicum; Onopordum illyricum var. spinosissimum

Wikipedia Abstract

Onopordum illyricum is a species of thistle known by the common name Illyrian thistle, or Illyrian cottonthistle. It is native to southwestern Europe, but has been introduced into Australia and California, where it has become a noxious weed.
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Infraspecies

Onopordum illyricum cardunculus
Onopordum illyricum illyricum

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Biennial
Pollinators [1]  Bees, Bats
Structure [2]  Herb
Height [1]  4.264 feet (1.3 m)
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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0