Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten., 2006 50% complete

Black thistle

Fl. Napol. 5: 209

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Cirsium vulgare, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced14 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded14 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (Savi) Ten. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Fl. Napol. 5: 209 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 2006 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Black thistle No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Aster family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to Siberia and Arabian Pen., NW. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 119 cm
  • 119 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 33 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 86, 164, 174, 178, 203, 249, 299, 468, 655, 716, 818, 853, 897, 898, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 119 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 33 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 86, 164, 174, 178, 203, 249, 299, 468, 655, 716, 818, 853, 897, 898, 925
  • Superseded 119 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 33 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 86, 164, 174, 178, 203, 249, 299, 468, 655, 716, 818, 853, 897, 898, 925
Sourced
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 139 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 264, 500, 655, 882, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 139 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 264, 500, 655, 882, 918, 925
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 139 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 264, 500, 655, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture medium
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit color brown
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape achene
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 150 cm
  • 150 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 86, 164, 174, 178, 203, 249, 299, 468, 655, 716, 818, 853, 897, 898, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 150 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 86, 164, 174, 178, 203, 249, 299, 468, 655, 716, 818, 853, 897, 898, 925
  • Superseded 150 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 48, 86, 164, 174, 178, 203, 249, 299, 468, 655, 716, 818, 853, 897, 898, 925
Sourced
Sexuality hermaphrodite
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 365
  • Superseded hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 365
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jun, jul, aug
  • feb, jun, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203, 264
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jun, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203, 264
  • Superseded feb, jun, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203, 264
Sourced
Duration annual, biennial, perennial
  • annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 156 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 48, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 264, 299, 460, 818, 882, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 156 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 48, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 264, 299, 460, 818, 882, 918, 925
  • Superseded annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 156 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 48, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 264, 299, 460, 818, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Fruit months empty
  • jan, feb, mar, apr, may, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, feb, mar, apr, may, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
  • Superseded jan, feb, mar, apr, may, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
Not on the record
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 8 / 9 · light
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 882
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 882
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 882
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 110 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record