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Silybum Marianum
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Umar Ulyn (goatman04)
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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-04 |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 1/200 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-07-04 8:08 |
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| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Blessed Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) is a milk thistle, a plant of the Asteraceae family. This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. Originally a native of Southern Europe through to Asia, it is now found throughout the world. The medicinal parts of the plant are the ripe seeds.
It has a large number of other common names, such as Marian Thistle, Mary Thistle, Mediterranean Milk Thistle and Variegated Thistle. Trade or commercial names under which this herb is sold include Silymarin, Milk Thistle Extract, Milk Thistle Super Complex, Milk Thistle Phytosome, Alcohol Free Milk Thistle Seed, Milk Thistle Plus, Silymarin Milk Thistle, Milk Thistle Power, Time Release Milk Thistle Power, and Thisilyn Standardized Milk Thistle Extract. |
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nice to see 2 colour forms together. greetings Ori
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