Onopordum tauricum, the Taurian thistle or bull cottonthistle, is a species of thistle. It is native to Eurasia and is known in Australia and the western United States as an introduced species. It easily becomes a noxious weed, similar to its relative, Onopordum acanthium.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Taurian 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 cynarocephalum
- Onopordum illyricum
- Onopordum nervosum
- Carduus macrocephalus
- Onopordum macracanthum
- Onopordum acanthium
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Onopordum
- Species
- Onopordum tauricum
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