Taxonomy Profile: Silybum marianum (L Gaertn)

Silybum marianum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Carduus marianus
L
Mariana mariana
L Hill
Common Name(s):
blessed milk-thistle []
spotted thistle []
variegated thistle []
milk thistle []
blessed milkthistle []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Silybum marianum: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
sunflowers |
tournesols |
Genus : Silybum
milk thistle |
milkthistle |
Species : Silybum marianum
blessed milk-thistle |
spotted thistle |
variegated thistle |
milk thistle |
blessed milkthistle |
Silybum marianum Direct Children(s):
Silybum marianum: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Silybum marianum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Silybum marianum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Silybum marianum
Source:
Asteraceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-05-13
Notes:
Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center
Reference for:
Silybum marianum
Publication(s):
Silybum marianum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Introduced
Silybum marianum: Comments