Wild artichoke
Cynara cardunculusWeed profile
- Perennial
- Herb
- Hinders movement
- Habitat: pastures
Impact
Invades annual pastures. Spiny leaves.
Description
- Large perennial thistle.
- Stems branching, to 1.5 m tall, with cobwebby hairs.
- Rosette of blue-green leaves to 80 cm long, deeply divided into spine-tipped segments.
- Flower heads purple, 4-6 cm wide.