Carlina acaulis - Stemless carline thistle

Stemless carline thistle (Carlina acaulis) is a low, stemless thistle of dry grassland in Europe, grown for its edible flower heads and medicinal root.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Biennial
• Perennial

Functions

• Drought-tolerance¹
• Attracting bees¹

Footnotes

1. Carlina acaulis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²