Field thistle is a herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the aster family. It is most widespread in Europe and North Africa. This grass is a weed and grows best in forests and fields, where it usually occupies low areas that are characterized by moisture. In addition, it prefers nutritious soil types, although it tolerates low salinity as well. The plant is not found in the desert. Photos of thistle field are presented below.
The grass has a well-developed long root system, characterized by high fragility, which is characterized by a superficial location. At the same time, the tap root does not go deeper than half a meter. Even three-centimeter root fragments of a plant are capable of rooting and releasing shoots, therefore, among crops, it propagates, as a rule, only by root offspring. Thistle field has a straight stem, which is naked or glandular-hairy in the upper part. The shape of the pollen grains is flattened, and they themselves are three-pore. plant pollendyed dark yellow. It should be noted that the fly in the species consists of soft white hairs, which is quite simply separated from the achenes when the time comes. The flowering period of the grass falls in summer and autumn, and lasts for about one month.
Thistle field causes a lot of problems, interfering with the cultivation of crops. It is considered one of the most persistent weeds in existence. It is able to clog any of the plots with cultivated crops and is often found in vegetable gardens, orchards and even parks. Unfortunately, the plant is not at all suitable for feeding livestock, which are very reluctant to eat it because of the white milky juice in its stems. It is very difficult to fight this grass, because it recovers very quickly. The main condition is that the destruction of plants must necessarily occur before the onset of the rosette phase, because until this time the root system will not be able to recover vegetatively.
Despite the harm done to agriculture, this field also has positive characteristics. First of all, in this case we are talking about the fact that he is an excellent honey plant. As practice shows, from one hectare of a field covered with this grass, an average of about 140 kilograms of honey is obtained. This is far from the only plus that this field can boast of. The beneficial properties of the plant allow it to be widely used in medicine, including folk medicine. In particular, its decoction is used forrestoration of the activity of the human body after operations and serious illnesses. In addition, it is recommended to take the product when exhausted. Thistle honey has an antiseptic effect, and also improves blood circulation and strengthens the immune system.
Field thistle is widely used in Chinese medicine. Preparations based on the roots of the plant are used here to stop the blood, and they are also used in the form of vitamins. In the treatment of cancer, local healers mix the juice of the leaves with egg yolks. The herb, fresh and boiled, is used to make poultices against abscesses and painful inflammatory lumps.
