Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:1296. 1763
Verified:
03/01/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
blessed thistle – French
chardon bénit – German
Benediktenkraut – Bitterdistel – Portuguese
cardo-bento – cardo-santo – Swedish
kardbenedikt – Transcribed Chinese
cang ye hua – Transliterated Russian
benedikt aptečnyj – knikus blagoslovennyj –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xinjiang | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
3 | Adventive | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Chimborazo | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Libya
Asia-Temperate
-
CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Azerbaijan
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CHINA:
China [Xinjiang]
-
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Pakistan
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Adventive
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
Europe
-
EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part]
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany
-
NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom, Ireland
Naturalized
Africa
-
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Morocco
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria]
Europe
-
EAST EUROPE:
Ukraine
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Croatia
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Wisconsin]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, New Jersey, New York]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California, Utah]
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
-
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador [Chimborazo]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Materials | lipids | | Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997 |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=455331.
Accessed 20 September 2024.