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soft thistle

Cirsium carolinianum

The soft thistle is a pretty flower with fluffy purple blooms. It grows in fields and meadows, attracting butterflies and bees that love its nectar.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The soft thistle has pale purple to pinkish flower heads that are round and spiny, atop tall, ridged stems. Its leaves are deeply lobed and toothy, with soft, non-stinging prickles, distinguishing it from truly prickly thistles.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient Greeks used thistles for medicine, believing they could cure swollen veins!

Some moth and butterfly caterpillars are tough enough to munch on thistle leaves safely.

Thistles are incredibly tough plants, able to grow in disturbed soil where few others can!

Tiny thistle seeds are a favorite snack for many birds, especially American Goldfinches!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Parachute Seeds

Soft thistle can produce fluffy seed parachutes that help its seeds float far away on the wind to find new places to grow.

Fähigkeit

Spiny Shield

Soft thistle has spiny leaves and flower heads that deter hungry animals from eating its precious parts, helping it survive.

Fähigkeit

Deep Drinker

Soft thistle can grow long taproots that reach deep into the soil to find water and nutrients, helping it thrive in dry areas.

Maße und Details

Höhe
60-200 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
2-4 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Zweijährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Visits flowers for nectar.

eats

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Feeds on ripe thistle seeds.

eats

Painted Lady Butterfly

Vanessa cardui

Larvae feed on thistle leaves.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be careful not to touch the prickly parts of the thistle, as they can be sharp.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

60-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von soft thistle?

30-60 cm

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

2-4 cm

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

Sommer

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

Nein

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

Keine

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

Zweijährig

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

Insekten

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