Cynara cardunculus L.
Cardoon
- Reference
- Sp.Pl. 2:827-828 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, spiny perennial, herb, to 1.5 m high, leaves large, greyish, woolly. Fl. purple, Nov to Dec or Jan to Feb. Weed of roadsides & pastures, creek beds.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Busselton, Donnybrook-Balingup, Kojonup, Narrogin, Northam, Plantagenet, Toodyay.