Cirsium acaulon
| Cirsium acaulon | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Early Fall |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Cirsium acaulon (common name: stemless thistle)
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring or autumn in situ. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 8 weeks at 20°c.
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[1].
This plant is very injurious in grassland, killing all plants that grow below it[2].
Range: Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia to Spain and east to W. Asia.
Habitat: Closely grazed pastures, especially on chalk or limestone[3].
Medicinal: At one time the root used to be chewed as a remedy for toothache[2].
Usage: The seed of all species of thistles yields a good oil by expression[2]. No details of potential yields etc are given[K].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, lepidoptera, beetles, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Carduus acaulos. L.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.