Determined according to the botanical key provided by do Amaral Franco in Tutin et al. (1976).
Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and Ethiopia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grassland, disturbed ground- wastelands, roadsides and cultivated land.
Flowering period: Late spring to early summer: MAY, JUN.
Silybum marianum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – florets. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – involucre. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – spent capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – upper cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – lower cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – plants in basal rosette stage. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – segments of basal leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 03.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – segments of basal leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.03.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Silybum marianum – plant senescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – fruiting capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – fruiting capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum– habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum– capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum– fruiting capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – habit in vegetative stage. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – habit in vegetative stage. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – habit in vegetative stage. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – leaf lobes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – capitulum with matured achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum– capitulum with matured achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
