Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (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 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 – habit in vegetative stage. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – leaf lobes. 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– habit during flowering. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Silybum marianum – habit during flowering. 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– 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.Silybum marianum– capitulum with matured achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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