Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn., 1791

Common names

🇬🇧 Milk Thistle
🇫🇷 Silybe de Marie, Chardon marie, Chardon marbré

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Carduinae
Genus: Silybum
Species: Silybum marianum

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Photographs

img/silybum-marianum-5.webp — Silybum marianum

img/silybum-marianum.webp — Silybum marianum

img/silybum-marianum-6.webp — Silybum marianum

img/silybum-marianum-2.webp — Silybum marianum

img/silybum-marianum-3.webp — Silybum marianum - Flower bud

img/silybum-marianum-4.webp — Silybum marianum - Cauline leaves

img/silybum-marianum-7.webp — Silybum marianum - Basal leaves

img/silybum-marianum-8.webp — Silybum marianum - Basal leaf

Sources

Khela, S. (2013). Silybum marianum (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2013. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202991/2758441
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 425). Biotope.