Milk Thistle
探検植物
Milk Thistle
Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle is a spiky plant with beautiful purple flowers. It's known for its prickly leaves and white veins. Bees love to visit its flowers!
生息地: Grasslands
外見
The Milk Thistle has striking purple, globe-shaped flowers surrounded by sharp, spiny bracts. Its large, glossy green leaves are distinctively marbled with bright white veins, giving them a milky appearance. This spiky plant often grows quite tall.
界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Asterales科Asteraceae属Silybum
カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
2/5 · 低い
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おもしろい事実
Ancient Greeks and Romans used Milk Thistle for its protective powers against various troubles!
Even though it's spiky, young Milk Thistle leaves and stems can be cooked and eaten like spinach!
One plant can produce thousands of seeds, ensuring new thistles sprout even after a tough year!
Some people believe its white leaf veins were inspired by milk from the Virgin Mary in an old legend!
特殊能力
能力
Spiky Shield Armor
Milk Thistle has sharp spines on its leaves and flower bracts that help it defend against hungry herbivores.
能力
Deep Root Drinker
Milk Thistle can grow a very long taproot that helps it find water deep underground to survive dry spells.
能力
Wind-Powered Seeds
Each seed has a feathery tuft that lets the wind carry it far away to new growing spots.
サイズと詳細
- 高さ
- 60-200 cm
- 広がり
- 30-60 cm
- 花の大きさ
- 4-12 cm
- 開花時期
- 夏, 秋
- 食用
- はい
- 毒性
- なし
- ライフサイクル
- 二年生
- 受粉方法
- 昆虫
生態系とのつながり
pollinates
European Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.
eats
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Feeds on its nutrient-rich seeds.
eats
Thistle Aphid
Uroleucon cirsii
Feeds on the sap from its stems and leaves.
parasitizes
Thistle Rust
Puccinia carduorum
A fungus that can infect Milk Thistle leaves.
特徴
別名
Blessed ThistleHoly ThistleMarian Thistle
安全性
危険度
2/5 · 低い
Enjoy looking at Milk Thistle from a safe distance to avoid its prickly leaves.
よくある質問
Milk Thistleの高さは何ですか？
60-200 cm
Milk Thistleの広がりは何ですか？
30-60 cm
Milk Thistleの花の大きさは何ですか？
4-12 cm
Milk Thistleの開花時期は何ですか？
夏, 秋
Milk Thistleの食用は何ですか？
はい
Milk Thistleの毒性は何ですか？
なし
Milk Thistleのライフサイクルは何ですか？
二年生
Milk Thistleの受粉方法は何ですか？
昆虫
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