Species
Milk thistle
Silybum marianum
Varieties
1 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk thistleBSI-H804370 | — |
| Details |
Silybum marianum is an annual or biennial Asteraceae. Its conspicuous white-mottled leaves have spiny margins, and the purple flower heads are surrounded by spiny bracts. Silybum marianum has pink flowers.
Flowers and foliage
The leaf pattern is a useful identifying feature alongside the flower heads, rather than a description of seed colour.
Variegated leaves and purple heads
Milk Thistle is the sowing-seed reference for wholesale enquiries.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Silybum marianum
- Synonyms
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- Carduus lactifolius, Carduus mariae, Carduus marianus, Carduus versicolor, Carthamus maculatus, Centaurea dalmatica, Cirsium maculatum, Mariacantha maculosa, Mariana lactea, Mariana mariana, Silybum intermedium, Silybum leucanthum, Silybum maculatum, Silybum mariae, Silybum mariae var. unicolor, Silybum marianum subsp. anatolicum, Silybum marianum var. albiflorum, Silybum marianum var. longispinum, Silybum pygmaeum
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Silybum
- Species
- Silybum marianum