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creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Creeping thistle is a tall plant with spiky purple flowers. It grows in fields and gardens, and its fluffy seeds can float in the wind, spreading far and wide!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The creeping thistle has spiny, lance-shaped leaves that grow along its ribbed stem. Its vibrant purple flower heads are small, fuzzy, and typically clustered at the stem's top. Unlike some thistles, its flower heads are usually smaller and lack large spiny bracts.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Each tiny purple flower head can release hundreds of fluffy seeds carried far by the wind!

Its roots can dive over 6 feet deep, making it incredibly hard to remove from the soil!

While a weed to farmers, many pollinators, like bees and butterflies, absolutely love its nectar!

Young creeping thistle stems, when properly prepared, can actually be cooked and eaten!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underground Networker

Creeping thistle can spread widely with deep, creeping roots (rhizomes) that help it find water and nutrients, making it very resilient.

Fähigkeit

Spiny Defender

Creeping thistle has sharp spines on its leaves and stems that protect it from hungry animals wanting to take a bite.

Fähigkeit

Super Seed Spreader

Creeping thistle produces numerous lightweight, fluffy seeds that can float far on the wind, colonizing new areas easily.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-150 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen from flowers.

eats

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Larvae feed on thistle leaves.

eats

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Feeds on the seeds from the flower heads.

parasitizes

Thistle aphid

Uroleucon cirsii

Sucks sap from stems and leaves.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be careful of the sharp thorns on the leaves and stems.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von creeping thistle?

30-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von creeping thistle?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von creeping thistle?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von creeping thistle?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von creeping thistle?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von creeping thistle?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von creeping thistle?

Insekten

Wo findet man creeping thistle normalerweise?

Grasslands

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