Family:

Asteraceae

Habitat:

Ruderal meadow

Growth habit:

herbaceous

Plant size:

2 - 100 cm tall

Flower colour:

pink, purple, whitish

Flowering time

April - August

Leaf characteristics:

white veined or spotted, underside white felt, long spines, pinnate, 4 - 18 cm long and 1 - 8 cm wide

Flower characteristics:

tubular, outer larger and radiant than showy

Fruits:

yellowish, 3 - 5 mm long, glabrous with a white fringe of hairs 3 - 4 times as long