White-spotted Thistle (Tyrimnus leucographus)

White-spotted Thistle, a reference photo — Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Tyrimnus, is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. The only known species is Tyrimnus leucographus also known as the White-Spotted Thistle, a biennial native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of White-spotted 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

Carduus argentatus

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tyrimnus
Species: Tyrimnus leucographus

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