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Silybum marianum
Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle
Photographer: staff CDFA
Organization: California Dept. of Food & Agriculture, Integrated Pest Control Branch
Collection: CDFA

ID: 0175 3301 3808 0011 (2001-07-18)

Copyright © CDFA

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Jun 1, 1969
  • location   California, US
  • family Asteraceae
  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Milk Thistle, Blessed Milk Thistle (Andrea Williams )
  • Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)
  • View Calflora record for Silybum marianum
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  • Check Google Images for Silybum marianum


  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Staff CDFA    Jul 18, 2001

    Action: ID confirmed

    Reviewer's comments:
         "This slide is from a collection at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, which is reviewed and maintained by CDFA Staff."

    2. Reviewed by Andrea Williams    Jun 2, 2006

    Action: changed name from "Carduus tenuiflorus" to "Silybum marianum "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Lack of wings on stem, glabrous white-marbled leaves, and broad spreading phyllaries all point to Silybum."

     
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