[Specimen details]

Onopordum acanthium
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Onopordum acanthium L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Dec 2000
Locality USA. Illinois , Champaign Co. : Champaign. 1411 Winding Lane, private residence, research greenhouse and gardens. 40° 6' 59" N 88° 14' 36" W
Description Flowers rose-purple (magenta), foliage very spiny, silvery-grey, soft-hairy, brittle; lowes leaves 0.5-0.7 m long; biennial 2-2.5 m tall.
Habitat Dark alkaline; in backyard plantings.
Reproductive State
Collector S. R. Hill 32431
Collection Date 18 Jun 2000
Accession Number 229712
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