Carlina acanthifolia PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Carlina acanthifolia is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Flowers
Edible Uses:

Flowering head - cooked. Used as a globe artichoke substitute[2, 105, 177, 183], though they are considerably smaller and even more fiddly[K].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Succeeds in a sunny position in ordinary garden soil[111]. Prefers an alkaline soil[138]. Prefers a poor soil[200]. Plants are hardy to about -15°c[200]. A very ornamental plant[1]. This species resents root disturbance, it should be planted into its final position as soon as possible[138].

References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Plant Propagation

Seed - surface sow in a cold frame in the spring. The seed usually germinates in 4 - 8 weeks at 15°c[138]. As soon as they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer. Division in spring[111]. Difficult to do successfully because the plant resents root disturbance[138].

Other Names

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Native Range

EUROPE: Poland, Moldova, Ukraine, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Carlina acaulis	Stemless Carline Thistle	Biennial/Perennial	0.2	4-8		LMH	N	DM	2	2	1
Carlina vulgaris	Carline Thistle	Biennial	0.5	5-9		LMH	N	DM	1	1	1

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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Botanical References

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