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Useful Temperate Plants

Galactites tomentosus

Moench

Asteraceae

+ Synonyms

× 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

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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 Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).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 *  *
HabitAnnual/Biennial
Height0.45 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

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]).
].
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-12-13. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Galactites+tomentosus>

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