Galactites tomentosus
Moench
Asteraceae
× Carduogalactites ludoviciae (Bertrand) P.Fourn.
Calcitrapa galactites (L.) Lam.
Carduus galactites (L.) Bory & Chaub.
Carduus orgyalis Steud.
Carduus orientalis Pers.
Centaurea elegans All.
Centaurea galactites L.
Cirsium galactites (L.) Hill
Cirsium orientale Spreng.
Cnicus galactites (L.) Loisel.
Cnicus orientalis Willd.
Crocodilium galactites Dum.Cours. ex Steud.
Galactites elegans (All.) Nyman ex Soldano
Galactites elegans Nyman
Galactites galactites (L.) Druce
Galactites ludovicae Bertrand
Galactites pumilus Porta
Lupsia galactites (L.) Kuntze
Serratula orientalis Poir.
Common Name: Purplr Milk Thistle
General Information
Galactites tomentosus is a spiny, annual to biennial plant growing around 20 - 70cm tall[
2247- Title
- Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (1)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors)
- Publisher
- Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient;
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-84-491-1472-4
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
,
45- Title
- Flowers of Greece and the Balkans.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Polunin. O.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-19-217626-9
- Description
- A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses.
,
89- Title
- Flowers of the Mediterranean.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Polunin. O. and Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- Hogarth Press
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 0-7012-0784-1
- Description
- A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses.
Range
Western Mediterranean - Macaronesia, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Balkans, Morocco, Algeria, TunisiaMediterranean.
Habitat
Uncultivated ground and waste places in dry and sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,300 metres[
45- Title
- Flowers of Greece and the Balkans.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Polunin. O.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-19-217626-9
- Description
- A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses.
,
89- Title
- Flowers of the Mediterranean.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Polunin. O. and Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- Hogarth Press
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 0-7012-0784-1
- Description
- A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Biennial |
| Height | 0.45 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Galactites tomentosus
Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
]. Based on the plants natural habitats, it should also succeed in dry soils and is likely to require a sunny position[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Edible Uses
Young leaves and shoots - cooked[
2- Title
- Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hedrick. U. P.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- 0-486-20459-6
- Description
- Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references.
,
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
,
183- Title
- Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-0-9
- Description
- Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
]. A famine food[
2247- Title
- Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (1)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors)
- Publisher
- Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient;
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-84-491-1472-4
- Description
-
].
Tender young flowering stem - peeleds[
2- Title
- Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hedrick. U. P.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- 0-486-20459-6
- Description
- Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references.
,
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
183- Title
- Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-0-9
- Description
- Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
,
1994- Title
- Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 7, Flowers
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lim T.K.
- Website
- http://10.1007/978-94-007-7395-0_43
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media; Dordrecht
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 978-94-007-7394-3
- Description
-
,
2247- Title
- Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (1)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors)
- Publisher
- Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient;
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-84-491-1472-4
- Description
-
]. No further details are given.
Medicinal
The plant has been used to treat cardiovascular problems[
2247- Title
- Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (1)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors)
- Publisher
- Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient;
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-84-491-1472-4
- Description
-
].
The stem is taken internally as a vermifuge[
2248- Title
- Medicinal plants and their traditional uses in Kabylia (Tizi Ouzou, Algeria)
- Publication
- Arabian Journal of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
- Author
- Rachid Meddour, Ouahiba Meddour-Sahar
- Website
- http://10.48347/IMIST.PRSM/ajmap-v1i2.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN
- 2458-5920
- Description
-
].
Agroforestry Uses:
A good quality honey is made from the flowers[
2247- Title
- Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (1)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors)
- Publisher
- Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient;
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-84-491-1472-4
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
The dried plant makes a good tinder for starting fires[
2247- Title
- Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (1)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors)
- Publisher
- Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient;
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-84-491-1472-4
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in situ[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
