Asteraceae Week (Part II - Discoid heads) aster, daisy, or sunflower family *Silybum marianum* (L.) Gaertn. *SIGH-lee-bum* or *si-LEE-bum* -- ancient Greek name for some edible thistles ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DSilybum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcrQfSxfTYaFgkDi7Hm7mWhnCp3-A> *mar-ee-AH-num* -- of Saint Mary ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dmarianum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcvnQrvLZ2XiTFPpKFQopUD0EJarA>
*commonly known as*: blessed milk thistle, holy thistle, kenguel seed, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle • *Dogri*: dudhpattra, garda-marda bhuss *Native to*: s Europe, n-e Africa, w Asia; naturalized elsewhere - includes India *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FMilk%2520Thistle.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdwXQTIDp72abE7eumhwx7XQYUPVw>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSilybum_marianum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcdZA10V8QnY39huiYqek2TsGUo3A>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F33952&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-JtLe7W6e4AKsQlic6eO08zsF8Q>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D3159%26parname%3D0&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdpdaxUhXt5v_4zxVg8IKFAU13oew> at Old Ooty on 17 NOV 11 [image: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6377328425%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcZ8Gvvui1J5lhOpEDLpuJATPWzdg> [image: Mediterranean Milk Thistle]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6377340055%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc0xx7tyHrtyOrhAQawWTs6fq2Dqg> [image: Variegated Thistle]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6377352239%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf1LaawbGlD8OXg_V5LVgbr2b7P-w> [image: Saint Mary's Thistle]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6377318647%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzflZ1ISuR8mW5LpQvhCdRffGoSTAg> Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
