Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Onopordum macracanthum 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 bracteatum
- Onopordum nervosum
- Onopordum cynarocephalum
- Onopordum acanthium
- Onopordum tauricum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Onopordum
- Species
- Onopordum macracanthum
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