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Bristly Ox-Tongue (Picris echioides) is an annual or biennial herb found across a wide range including Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. Bristly Ox-Tongue (Latin: Picris echioides) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Bristly Ox-Tongue is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Bristly Ox-Tongue is a member native to ALB, ALG, AZO, BAL, BLT, and BLR. Bristly Ox-Tongue thrives in light to medium and heavy soils, preferring a pH of 7.5–8.
Bristly Ox-Tongue 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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