Species:
Onopordum heteracanthum C.A. Meyr.
- Synonym(s):
- Onopordum anisacanthum Boiss.
- Common name:
- Onopordon à épines dissemblables
Various-spined cotton-thistle - Arabic name:
- أقسون شائك
- Endemic to:
- The east Mediterranean region
- Habitat :
- Terrains vides ne servant à rien (Waste grounds).
- IUCN threat status:
- NE
- Chromosome Number:
- 2n = 34chr.
Botanic Description
Fr: Plante mellifère, pouvant dépasser 1 mètre de longueur. La tige est velue à marge spinuleuse, étroite. Les feuilles sont épineuses, divisées, lancéolées. La bractée est involucrale, étalée. Les épines sont longues de 2-4cm. Le capitule a un diamètre de 2.5 à 7cm. Les fleurs sont rose-pourpre.
Eng: Melliferous plant. The pubescent stem can be 1m tall, with a narrow spiny edge. Leaves are divided, spiny, and lanceolate. The involucral bracts are spreading. Spines can be 2-4cm and the capitula is 2.5-7cm wide. Flowers are pink-purple.
Eng: Melliferous plant. The pubescent stem can be 1m tall, with a narrow spiny edge. Leaves are divided, spiny, and lanceolate. The involucral bracts are spreading. Spines can be 2-4cm and the capitula is 2.5-7cm wide. Flowers are pink-purple.
- Phylum Angiospermes
- FamilyAsteraceae
- GenusOnopordum
Altitude
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Flowering Period
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