Silybum marianum

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Common name   Our Lady's Thistle, Holy Thistle, Milk Thistle
Hebrew name   גדילן מצוי
أللّغة آلعربيّة   خرفيش الجمال
Family Asteraceae
Petals Connate
Leaf form Lobed
Leaf margin Dentate
Habitat Heavy soils
צורת הגבעול Round
Life form Annual
Distribution in Israel Golan, Hermon, Gallilee, Upper Jordan valley, Northern valleys, Gilboa, Carmel, Samarian mountains, Samarian desert, Judean mountains, Judean desert and Dead Sea valley, Ein Gedi, Sharon, Shefela, Northern Negev, Jordan Valley,
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Herbal Medicinal Nectar plant

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Our Lady's Thistle, Holy Thistle, Milk Thistle
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