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ACCESSIONPLANT NAMETAXONOMYORIGINGENEBANKIMAGEAVAILABILITYRECEIVEDSOURCE TYPESOURCE DATECOLLECTION SITECOORDINATESELEVATIONHABITATIMPROVEMENT LEVELNARRATIVE
0PI 47228Silybum eburneum Coss. & Durieu Alger, Algeria Historic1919COLLECTED1508420PI 47228
1Ames 29993Lot #5012Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Oregon, United StatesNC7Not Available2009DONATED05/13/2009Cultivated materialGiant, shiny-leaved plant with white variegations and towering, purple flowers. Unique hepatoprotective agent.1801509Ames 29993
2Ames 29985890.26Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Maine, United StatesNC7SEEDNot Available2009DONATED05/01/2009Cultivated materialLarge handsome plant with shiny, spined leaves mottled with white "milk". Outstanding, solitary 2 inch purple flowers. All parts of the plant are edible. Seeds used medicinally; the active component, silymarin, is found in the seeds and is known for its liver rebuilding properties. Biennial grown as an annual. Very adaptable to growing conditions, provided the soil is well drained. Full sunlight is ideal. Height 40-54 inches.1800373Ames 29985
3NA 47041NA 47041Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. NANot Available1980Cultivated materialFull name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Silybum marianum. Seed produced in Bucharest, Romania. Some produced at the Bot. Gdn. Institute Nicholas Balcesu & other at the Bot. Gdn., University of Bucharest.2145323NA 47041