Blessed Milkthistle (Silybum marianum)

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Silybum Marianum, or more commonly know as Blessed Milkthistle, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Silybum. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Silybum Marianum or Blessed Milkthistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Silybum
• Family: Asteraceae
• Order: Asterales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Annual Biennial
• Growth Habit: Forb/herb
• Native Status: L48 (I) CAN (I)
• State Noxious Status: OR (BDW) WA (CAW NWSPQ)
• State Noxious Common Name: OR (milk thistle) WA (milk thistle)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE SWSS WSWS

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