Plants → Asteraceae → Silybum
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.
Variegated Thistle
Fruct.Sem.Pl. 2:378 (1791)
Conservation Status:
Alien
Name Status:
Current
Brief Description
Amanda Spooner,
Wednesday 18 June 1997
Erect, robust, spiny annual or biennial, herb, 0.3–1.2 m high. Fl. purple, Oct–Dec. Sandy & loamy soils. Weed of waste places & pastures. Distribution: SW: AW, JF, MAL, SWA, WAR.
