| Scientific Name: | Cnicus benedictus L. | Common Name: | Thistle, Blessed |
| Scientific Family: | Affiliation: | TCE And TTU | |
| Local Names: | Blessed Milk Thistle | Common Family Name: | Sunflower |
| Life Cycle: | Annual >> Winter | Leaf Arrangement: | Alternate |
| Stem Characteristic: | Erect | Stem Type: | Round |
| Leaf Structure: | Simple | Petiole: | No |
| Leaf Margins: | Lobed | Leaf Shape: | Lyrate |
| Leaf Hairs: | No | Flower Color: | Purple |
| Growth Stage: | Vegetative | Environment: | Water Ways, Small Grains, Roadsides, Pastures |
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