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St Barnaby's Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) is an annual or biennial forb that thrives in a variety of habitats across Europe and parts of Asia, including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Ukraine, as well as regions like Saudi Arabia and Turkey. St Barnaby's Thistle (Latin: Centaurea solstitialis, family Asteraceae) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
St Barnaby's Thistle is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
St Barnaby's Thistle is a member of the Asteraceae family native to ALB, ALG, AUT, BLR, BGM, and BUL. St Barnaby's Thistle thrives in light to medium soil with a pH between 7 and 7.5, preferring areas that are dry to moist.
St Barnaby's Thistle grows best in USDA zone 5-9, 8/10 light, dry, moist water, and annual, biennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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