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Cotton Thistle (Onopordum illyricum) is a biennial forb or herb native to regions including Albania, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, East Aegean Islands, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. Cotton Thistle (Latin: Onopordum illyricum) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Cotton 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.
Cotton Thistle is a member native to ALB, BAL, BUL, COR, EAI, and FRA. Cotton Thistle thrives in light to medium soil types and prefers a pH between 7.5 and 8.
Cotton Thistle grows best in USDA zone 6-9, 8/10 light, moist water, and biennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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