Carthamnus lanatus
| Carthamnus lanatus | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Carthamnus lanatus (common name: distaff thistle)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in gentle heat in a greenhouse. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 4 weeks at 15°c[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer.
The seed can also be sown in situ in April/May[1] but plants may not then mature their seed.
Cultivation: Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[2]. Requires a position in full sun[1].
This species is a potentially serious pest plant in N. America[3].
Range: S. Europe. A casual in Britain[4].
Habitat: Amongst rocks, in dry hills and uncultivated ground[5].
Edibility: An edible oil is obtained from the seed[6][7].
Medicinal: The plant is anthelmintic, diaphoretic and febrifuge[8].
Usage: An oil is obtained from the seed[8], though the report gives no more details[K].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Kentrophyllum lanatum. (L.)D.C.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bird, R. Growing from Seed Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan, 1989.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Diggs, George and Barney Lipscomb. Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute, 1999.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of the Mediterranean. Hogarth Press, 1987.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.