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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Alisdair on November 29, 2016, 09:28:11 AM

Title: A Greek thistle ID'd by Oron as Onopordum illyricum
Post by: Alisdair on November 29, 2016, 09:28:11 AM

Can anyone put a name to this handsome thistle, photographed by Isabel Sanders near Porto Kayio in Mani, on the Greek Peloponnese? I don't have foliage photos I'm afraid.

Title: Re: A Greek thistle
Post by: Hilary on November 29, 2016, 11:49:07 AM

Do you think it might be a wild artichoke?
I have never seen one in flower but they have plenty of prickles

Title: Re: A Greek thistle
Post by: Alisdair on November 29, 2016, 05:43:01 PM

Caroline Harbouri who sent me the photo also said that she thought it looked artichoke-like. If it is a Cynara do you reckon it would be the true cardoon/artichoke, Cynara cardunculus, rather than the Greek native Cynara cornigera? Cornigera has even longer prickles on the flower buds, I think.

Title: Re: A Greek thistle
Post by: oron peri on January 10, 2017, 04:26:19 PM

Alisdair, it is Onopordum illyricum

Title: Re: A Greek thistle ID'd by Oron as Onopordum illyricum
Post by: Alisdair on January 28, 2017, 09:09:54 AM

Oron, thanks very much for that - sorry that I've only just seen your answer, but I was away.