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Illyrian thistle

Onopordum illyricum

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 3, February 22, March 6, April 17, May 88, June 225, July 25, August 10, September 10, October 13, November 37, December 7.
Spain463
Comunidad de Madrid401
France171
Italy116
Croatia111
Greece110
Occitanie98
Peloponisos-W. Greece & Ionian73
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur60
Sud49

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genuscotton thistles · Onopordum

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Illyrian thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.