Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

Locations ofSilybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. in Virginia

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Family
Asteraceae
Botanical Name
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.
Common Name
Milk Thistle, Blessed Thistle
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
Comments
Native of Mediterranean Europe; in North America, widely established only in the west, from AZ to WA; considered a noxious weed in OR and WA.
Habitat
Roadsides, waste ground, and around gardens, where sometimes grown for its medicinal properties; a rare, weak escape from cultivation, not collected in recent years.
Native Status
Introduced

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