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Common Name(s): Milk thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness: Noxious weed:AR, OR, WA
Growing Days: 110 to 140 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=40° (C)	Opt.Max=35° (C)
Opt.Min=22° (C)	Abs.Min=18° (C)

Precipitation: 40 to 60 (cm.)
Winter Minimum:
Soil pH:
Soil Texture/Type: Medium; light
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response:
Light Intensity: Very bright
Comments:
Source of silymarin; liver tonic: endrocine.
Diseases:
No diseases found for the ten pathogens searched.
Uses:
Honey - , Medicinal - , Poison - mammals, Weed - possible seed contam., Additive - flavoring
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Temperate-continental, subtropical-dry winter, temperate marine
Geographical Origin:
Northern Africa, Western Asia, Southeastern Europe, Widely naturalized
 
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