Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

SIGH-lee-bum or si-LEE-bum -- ancient Greek name for some edible thistles ... Dave's Botanary
mar-ee-AH-num -- of Saint Mary ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle • Dogri: दुद्ध बगूल duddh bagool, दुद्द कंडियारा dudda kandiyaaraa, नीला दुद्ध भुस्स neela duddh bhuss • Hindi: दूध पात्र doodh patra • Tamil: பால் நெருஞ்சில் pal nerunjil


botanical names: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. ... homotypic synonyms: Carduus marianus L. ... and more listed at POWO, retrieved 28 August 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle
milk thistle
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
दुद्ध बगूल duddh bagool, नीला दुद्ध भुस्स neela duddh bhuss
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
दुद्द कंडियारा dudda kandiyaaraa
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
दूध पात्र doodh patra
  • Krishi Jagran ... despite the name, milk thistle has nothing to do with milk
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பால் நெருஞ்சில் pal nerunjil
  • Vikaspedia - Knowledge Portal - India Development Gateway (InDG) (powered by MeitY, a Government of India initiative and is executed by C-DAC)
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (introduced)
~~~~~ Created on: 11:25 28-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 16:14 28-08-2024 ~~~~~
Asteraceae Compositae exotic naturalized temperate annual biannual herb "Silybum marianum" "Carduus marianus" "blessed milk thistle" "kenguel seed" "Marian thistle" "Mary thistle" "Mediterranean milk thistle" "milk thistle" "Saint Mary's thistle" "variegated thistle"

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