Silybum marianum

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Read about Silybum marianum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Silybum marianum, Gaertn. (Carduus Marianus, Linn. Mariana lactea, Groves). St. Mary's, Blessed, or Holy Thistle. Annual or biennial, shining: st. 1-4 ft. high, grooved not winged: lvs. large, with strong spines: heads 1-2 in. diam.; involucral bracts leathery with a spine 1/2 – 3/4 in. long, the outermost mucronate: receptacle fleshy: fls. rose-purple: achenes transversely wrinkled or smooth, black or gray. S. Eu., N. Afr., and Asia, also intro. in many places, including N. Amer.; naturalized on the Pacific coast. CH


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