Thistle, Italian | Carduus pycnocephalus
Photo Credit: John M. Randall
Photo Credit: Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte
Photo Credit: Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte
Annual, sometimes biennial; cobwebby hairs cover stems and undersides of leaves. Leaves are alternate and lance-shaped. Stems are slender, slightly winged and have spines along entire length. Flowers are thimble size, purple to pinkinsh in color, grow in cluster of 2 to 5 and branch at the tips. Flowers blum from spring to midsummer.
Plant Details
| Habitat Notes | Disturbed sites, roadsides, pastures, rangelands, right-of-ways, waste areas and open areas. |
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| Mature Height | 8in-6.5’ |
