Hebrew: קרדה מכסיפה, Arabic: خرفيش صغير
| Scientific name: | Carduus argentatus L. | |
| Synonym name: | Carduus acicularis Bertol. | |
| Common name: | Silver Thistle | |
| Hebrew name: | קרדה מכסיפה | |
| Arabic name: | خرفيش صغير | |
| Plant Family: | Compositae / Asteracae, מורכבים |
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| Life form : | Annual | |
| Spinescence: | Leaves, bracts | |
| Stems: | Erect, simple to much branched, (spiny-winged) | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, rosette, entire, dentate or serrate, spinescent | |
| Flowers: | Pink, spinescent bracts | |
| Fruits / pods: | Cypselae ovoid , slightly compressed , faces smooth . glabrous, attachment scars slightly lateral ; pappi persistent or falling in rings . of many minutely barbed , basally connate bristles or setiform, minutely barbed scales | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May | |
| Habitat: | Disturbed habitats | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Carduus, thistle, the classical name. argentatus, silvery. The Hebrw name: קרדה, carda, from the scientific name.
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