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Plume Thistles

Cirsium

Plume thistles are tall plants with fluffy, purple flowers that look like little puffs of cotton! They grow in sunny places and are loved by butterflies and bees.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Plume Thistles has stout, often spiny stems with deeply lobed, prickly leaves that are usually green to silvery-green. Its distinctive flower heads are typically purple, pink, or sometimes white, appearing as fluffy, rounded clusters at the stem tops, encircled by thorny bracts.

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Plume Thistles
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Plume Thistles

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Bumblebees and butterflies adore thistle flowers, buzzing around for their sweet nectar!

Even with their sharp spines, goldfinches love to eat thistle seeds from the flower heads.

The fluffy seeds can travel for miles on the wind, like tiny parachutes seeking new homes.

You can actually eat young thistle stems and roots, but be careful of the prickles!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spiny Defender

Plume Thistles has sharp spines on its leaves and stems that help it defend against hungry herbivores.

Fähigkeit

Windy Wanderer

Plume Thistles can spread its seeds far and wide, thanks to a fluffy pappus that helps them float on the wind.

Fähigkeit

Deep Drinker

Plume Thistles has a long taproot that helps it reach deep underground water sources, surviving dry conditions.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-250 cm
Ausbreitung
30-100 cm
Blütengröße
2-6 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Zweijährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

Feeds on ripe thistle seeds

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen

eaten by

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Larvae feed on thistle leaves

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Visits flowers for nectar

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be careful around thistles, as their leaves can be prickly!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Plume Thistles?

50-250 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Plume Thistles?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Plume Thistles?

2-6 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Plume Thistles?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Plume Thistles?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Plume Thistles?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Plume Thistles?

Zweijährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Plume Thistles?

Insekten

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