Curly thistle ( Latin: Carduus crispus ) is a species of dicotyledonous plants of the genus Thistle ( Carduus ) of the Asteraceae family. The plant was first described by the Swedish taxonist Karl Linnaeus in 1753 [2] .
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Carduus crispus L. , 1753 |
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The usual thistle species in Russia [3] . The traditional Russian names are Basurman grass, red-headed thistle, thistle, grandfather, drarapach, hedgehog, spiky arearea, thorn, thorny burdock, tatarnik, tsar-murat, cherthogon, shishebarnik [4] .
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Botanical illustration of J. Cops from the book
Flora Batava. Volume 3 , 1814.
A biennial plant 60–180 cm high with a fusiform rhizome and an upright stalk [3] .
Inflorescence is a basket [3] .
The fruit is a small achene with crest, grayish tint [3] .
Blossoms in June – September, bears fruit in July – October [3] .
Widely distributed in Europe , Central and East Asia , as well as in India . Naturalized in the USA and Canada [2] .
It grows along forest edges, in ravines, shrubs, along the banks of rivers and streams, along meadows and fields, near roads and housing.
Curly thistle is a well-known weed plant .
Widely used in traditional medicine [4] . Honey plant [2] .
At Vepsians it is considered a talisman , prickly bunches are hung in a canopy and a stable [5] .
