*Silybum marianum* (L.) Gaertn. [image: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109823500>
*SIGH-lee-bum* or *si-LEE-bum* -- ancient Greek name for some edible thistles ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Silybum> *mar-ee-AH-num* -- of Saint Mary ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=marianum> *commonly known as*: blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle • *Dogri*: दुद्ध बगूल duddh bagool, दुद्द कंडियारा dudda kandiyaaraa, नीला दुद्ध भुस्स neela duddh bhuss • *Hindi*: दूध पात्र doodh patra • *Tamil*: பால் நெருஞ்சில் pal nerunjil *botanical names*: *Silybum marianum* (L.) Gaertn. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Carduus marianus* L. ... and more listed at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 28 August 2024 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silybum_marianum> - The Free Encyclopedia *milk thistle* - Plants of the Punjab <https://www.rainforest-initiative.org/plants-of-the-punjab-by-bamber> by Charles James Bamber - a descriptive key to the flora of the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n587/mode/2up?view=theater&q=milk+thistle>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silybum_marianum> - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (डोगरी) ... spoken in: *Jammu & Kashmir* ... spoken by the Dogras *दुद्ध बगूल duddh bagool, नीला दुद्ध भुस्स neela duddh bhuss* - Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3340067606020448&set=a.703258753034693> *दुद्द कंडियारा dudda kandiyaaraa* - Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vomprakash/posts/pfbid0QAUw5dMTSWSnt4Tv2Uk2UtLVmE2BrCUiePjyvJ3Bo6BhqQggktLNhPfzzHCFCJ3vl> ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *दूध पात्र doodh patra* - Krishi Jagran <https://krishijagran.com/agriculture-world/milk-thistle-an-easy-to-grow-plant-with-numerous-health-benefits/> ... despite the name, milk thistle has nothing to do with milk ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *பால் நெருஞ்சில் pal nerunjil* - Vikaspedia <https://ta.vikaspedia.in/health/bb5bbebb4bcdb95bcdb95bc8b95bcdb95bc1ba4bcd-ba4bc7bb5bc8bafbbeba9-b95bc1bb1bbfbaabcdbaabc1b95bb3bcd/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D> - Knowledge Portal - India Development Gateway (InDG) (powered by MeitY <https://www.meity.gov.in/>, a Government of India initiative and is executed by C-DAC <https://cdac.in/index.aspx?id=HY>) ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (introduced) - cultivated in Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh ... Kumar, Ashish & C., Jnanesha. (2017). Cultivation and Post-Harvest Technology of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316432584> Popular Kheti. 5. 74-76. - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 24.8; last update August 27th, 2024. Last accessed 28/08/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 11:25 28-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 16:14 28-08-2024 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/silybum-marianum-l-gaertn.html 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]. 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