Onopordum acanthium, Cotton thistle - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Cotton thistle, Scotch thistle

Botanical name & synonyms: Onopordum acanthium, Acanos spina, Acanthium onopordon, Carduus acanthium, Onopordum acanthium var. acanthium

Family: Aster, daisy, sunflower (Asteraceae, Compositae)

• native to Eurasia
  

• biennial
  

• 50 to 150 cm
  

• flower VI to IX
  

• plant community: waste ground, ruderal
  

• for bees
  

• culinary herb
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 12 gram