Cicerbita plumieri

Cicerbita plumieri - Hairless Blue Sow-thistle - Chicoina azul - Französischer Milchlattich
English: Hairless Blue Sow-thistle
Nederlands:
Español: Chicoina azul
Français:
Deutsch: Französischer Milchlattich

Family: Asteraceae-Daisy family
Flowering time: June-September
Height: 40-150cm
Altitude: 1400-2200m
Colour: blue
Leaves: large, triangular-toothed, variable in shape
Habitat: wood margins, rocky places, streamsides, ravines
Distribution: mountains in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Andorra, France, Macedonia, Bulgaria
Synonyms: Cicerbita orbelica - Lactuca plumieri - Mulgedium plumieri - Sonchus plumieri





Notes: A hairless and non-glandular plant with flowers in a rather flat-topped panicle. Some leaves are arrow-head shaped, whereas others have a deep neck nearer the stem. All clasp the main stem without stalks. Like Cicerbita alpina (Alpine Sow-Thistle) it can be found at altitudes up to 2200m.

Related key words: Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Sendero botánico, Valle de Estós (Benasque), Aísa (Candanchú), Tabernas (Gistáin), Picos de Europa, Hochschwarzwald