Onopordum nervosum, called Moor's cotton thistle or reticulate thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Onopordum native to the Iberian Peninsula. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Reticulate thistle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Onopordum illyricum
- Onopordum cynarocephalum
- Onopordum macracanthum
- Onopordum tauricum
- Onopordum bracteatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Onopordum
- Species
- Onopordum nervosum
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