Silybum marianum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids II Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Silybum
Species: Silybum marianum

Name

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn., 1791.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Carduus marianus L., Sp. Pl. 823. 1753.

Homotypic

• Mariana lactea Hill, Herb. Brit. 1: 75. 1769.

Heterotypic

• Centaurea dalmatica Fraas, Syn. Pl. Fl. Class.: 204. 1845.
• Silybum leucanthum Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 83. 1868.
• Silybum maculatum Moench, Methodus (Moench) 555. 1794.
• Silybum mariae Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 436.
• Silybum marianum var. albiflorum Eig, Zionist Org. Inst. Agric. & Nat. Hist. Bull. 6, 44. 1927.
• Silybum marianum var. longispina Lamotte, Prodr. Fl. Plat. Centr. 1: 424. 1876.
• Silybum pygmaeum Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. (Cuvier) 50: 469. 1827.

Hybrids

• Silybum × gonzaloi Cantó, Sánchez Mata & Rivas Mart.

References

• Gaertner, J. 1791. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum... 2: 378. t. 168.
• Silybum marianum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular name

Español: Cardo mariano
Suomi: Maarianohdake
Türkçe: Devedikeni

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