Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.
Blessed Milk Thistle
Herb
Biennial
Vascular
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Not Native
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Classification
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37208369>Silybum marianum (Linnaeus) Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2(3): 378. 1791.</a>
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358844>Carduus marianus L. 1753.</a>
<a href=https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/linnaean-typification/search/detailimage.dsml?ID=181100>Without data, Herb. Clifford 393, Carduus 9 (lectotype: BM-000646928). Lectotypified by Jeffrey in Kew Bull. 22 : 131. 1968.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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