Species
Blessed thistle
Centaurea benedicta
Varieties
1 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed thistleBSI-H801270 | — |
| Details |
Cnicus benedictus is accepted as Centaurea benedicta. This annual has yellow florets in heads surrounded by tightly overlapping, spine-tipped bracts and an outer cluster of leaf-like bracts.
Botanical characteristics
The sharp outline belongs mainly to this enclosing structure, rather than to the yellow corollas. Its botanical identity is distinct from milk thistle, Silybum marianum.
Yellow florets and spiny bracts
Blessed Thistle is the named seed article retained in the herb assortment.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Cnicus benedictus
- Common names
- benedikt lékařský, benediktenkraut, blessed thistle, cardo-bendito, cardo-bento, cardo-santo, kardobenediktenkraut, áldott bárcs
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Species
- Cnicus benedictus