The growth of C. pycnocephalus is favored more by the addition of nitrogen than by phosphorus or potassium. Italian thistle can facilitate fire spread and frequency by providing fuels in some habitats and creates monocultures that reduce native seedling recruitment and survival. Spraying oil on thistle will be effective only if entire plants are coated. It is native to: the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia; East Europe and the Caucasus; and the Indian Subcontinent. C. pycnocephalus has been rapidly spreading on rangelands previ- ously dominated by alien annual grasses (Evans et al. In many of the countries where it has become naturalized it is . Optimum conditions for rust infection (18 to 20 C, 90 to 100% relative humidity) are likely to occur in autumn, in regions with a Mediterranean climate. It prefers soils of high fertility, and its seedlings establish best on bare or disturbed sites (Wheatley 1971, Parsons 1973). 1981). The brown seeds do not usually dehisce from the seedheads, and this may be important in the establishment of these seeds in the seedbed litter (Evans et al. 1979). Where a presentation is not available, find more information by reading the abstract in the Cal-IPC Symposia Archive. Keywords: pycnocephalus) and the plants in question, Gaskin et al. Picloram kills half the test animals (LD50) at 8000 mg/kg body weight and is considered to be of "relatively no hazard." No after-ripening is required, and seeds can germinate either rapidly or after a long dormancy period. A winter annual, Carduus pycnocephalus stems range from 8 inches (20 cm) to 6.6 feet (2.0 m), and are glabrous to slightly wooly. ")\OYwoybSUU!U?7! xmY@P%i7"ri|? subsp. 2,4-D is lethal to 50% of tested animals (LD50) at 300-1000 mg/kg body weight and is classified as being of "little" to "some" hazard. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted 3152 Paradise Drive, Room 101, Tiburon, CA 94920. This is partly due to its germination requirements and timing. >> J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. A winter annual, Carduus pycnocephalus stems range from 8 inches (20cm) to 6.6 feet (2.0m), and are glabrous to slightly wooly. Carduus nutans L. Photo by California Department of Food and Agriculture eCollection 2019. The adults are foliage feeders, but more importantly the larvae mine crowns of rosettes and tips of expanding and expanded shoots, blasting the latter, and thus reduce the production of flowerheads. 2,4-D can be used in combination with biological control measures to control Carduus. Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit - 1700 Shattuck Avenue #198, Berkeley, CA 94709 - 510 883-3148 L.Photo by G. Piper. 1980). This is the profile for the plant - Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. (415) 435-6465. A significant amount of seed can be produced even if thistles are constantly mowed at 8 cm (Tasmanian Department of Agriculture 1977). Carduus pycnocephalus, a vigorous annual thistle, arrived in California during the 1930s and has since become a serious weed problem. : This plant is also on the Washington State quarantine list. Carduus pycnocephalus L.: Chile (South America)United States (North America). Control of C. pycnocephalus requires active management once it becomes established in an area. !Ct2eO@u%h&;4OL9%p=#$`05l6u+zL/=m=5gE+aSFWc$19#t30;`xePH41RcO5`+~+4/]Y. However, caution must be exercised when using these products, and their use is not always appropriate, especially near water surfaces and other sensitive natural habitats. Nyman, Carduus pycnocephalus L., Carduus cephalanthus Viv.) It is a host species for the introduced weevil, Rhinocilus conicus, which also attacks native thistles. Identification and characterization of major flavonoids and caffeoylquinic acids in three Compositae plants by LC/DAD-APCI/MS. Seeds buried 1.3 cm deep show the highest percentage emergence, whereas 20 to 25% of seeds buried 5 to 10 cm deep remain dormant. Ex. Carduus pycnocephalus can be distinguished from other thistle species by its relatively small and few terminal flowerheads and narrow phyllaries with copious tiny, firm, forward-pointing hairs, especially on the midrib (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973). q\7B 4` Fq 4^Fb1304Z0C!Hc#Id IRiTRD) %B)HeALL le-yHEsqAr*m 1979). [2][6] It is a C-listed weed by the California Department of Agriculture and a Moderate Invasive Plant rating by the California Invasive Plant Council. Carduus pycnocephalus auct. Grazing by sheep, goats, and horses can be effective in controlling thistles, but cattle are of little value (Parsons 1973). pycnocephalus (L.) DC., 1838 Homonyms Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Spreng. C. pycnocephalus seeds exhibit polymorphism, with brown seeds that have less mucilage and germinate at lower temperatures than silver seeds. The seeds start to germinate in the fall with the first effective rain. 2,4-D can be used in combination with biological control measures to control Carduus. Site by, Weed biological control agents approved for California, Taking to the air to locate, prioritize and treat effectively, Tackling invasive plants on California Sept. of Fish & Game lands, Lessons from the front: Taking stock to avoid surprises, California Exotic Pest Plant Council draft list exotic plants of greatest concern October 1993. 393 0 obj <> endobj Plant Assessment Form - Information gathered by Cal-IPC on the impacts, rate of spread, and distribution of invasive plants in California. The greatest diurnal fluctuation that supported optimum germination was 10 C for 16 hours and 35 C for 8 hours in each 24-hour period. Biological control agents, particularly the weevil Rhinocyllus conicus and the rust Puccinia Carduii-pycnocephali, show considerable promise in controlling C. pycnocephalus. 2,4-D is lethal to 50% of tested animals (LD50) at 300-1000 mg/kg body weight and is classified as being of "little" to "some" hazard. Caffeoylquinic acids; Carduus spp. 1979). Italian thistle is a spiny annual or sometimes biennial that can grow 6 to 8 feet in height. C. pycnocephalus apparently arrived in California during the 1930s (Goeden 1974). C. pycnocephalus apparently arrived in California during the 1930s (Goeden 1974). Gard.,107(2):1154-1565,2008, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021yx), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAPY2. Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, Species of concern in the Puget Sound watershed, Marine invertebrates of Puget Sound and adjacent waters, Terrestrial vertebrates of the Puget Sound watershed, USGS: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in Puget Sound, Washington Natural Heritage Programspecies lists. The site is secure. Wb p Seeds of C. pycnocephalus exhibit rapid germination (within 2 weeks) at optimum temperatures (Evans et al. albidus - C. p . Italian thistlegrows in dry, open area such as pastures, rangeland, right-of-ways, and waste areas. This usually forces a massive germination of thistles that can be destroyed during cultivation (Wheatley and Collett 1981). For this method to be successful, the autumn grazing break is necessary so that vigorous growth of other plants is allowed to occur, forcing the thistles to grow tall and tender. subsp. 1972) and in 1973 to control C. pycnocephalus in southern California (Goeden and Ricker 1978). Cal-IPCCalifornia Invasive Plant Council species treatment: Mattole Restoration Council: Italian Thistle (, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carduus_pycnocephalus&oldid=1076346843, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 10 March 2022, at 17:14. Repeated greenhouse inoculations of the rust on growing rosettes significantly reduced the growth of C. pycnocephalus but not the number of florets (Oliveri 1984). Larvae of Rhinocyllus conicus feed within the flowerheads of C. pycnocephalus, mining the receptacle and destroying the developing achenes (Goeden 1974, 1978). Bendall (1974) found that 85% of Carduus pycnocephalus seeds produce germination inhibitors, but they are readily leached. A common name search of Northwestern Sedge matches 'Northwestern Sedge' and 'Northwestern Showy Sedge'. (Hawkes et al. A great deal of research has been conducted on Carduus species throughout the world, but much more needs to be done on Carduus pycnocephalus. The distance that seeds can be spread by wind is not known, but it is at least several hundred meters. C. pycnocephalus seeds exhibit polymorphism, with brown seeds that have less mucilage and germinate at lower temperatures than silver seeds. Denn pidvme tisce novch obrzk. Leaf: basal 10--15 cm, 4--10-lobed; cauline +- tomentose. Gayana, Bot. 1981). Carduus pycnocephalus and C. tenuiflorus behaved as short-season annuals, C. vulgare and Onopordum showed a strongly biennial response, and the other species were annual except for C. nutans . Since it is a nonselective herbicide, it must be carefully applied. 1979). Careers. The herbicidal use of oils depends on their chemical and physical properties. 1980). 1978). Genus Carduus which belongs to the family Astraceae includes approximately 100 species worldwide ( Chaudhary, 2000) and is widely distributed around the Mediterranean. 2,4-D: 2,4-D is a phenoxy-type herbicide used for broadleaf weed control that works as a selective hormone or growth regulator. 1974. The areas are then heavily grazed with sheep at more than twice the normal stocking rate. 1982). Mechanical methods can be effective but must be done before the plant sets seed. Picloram (Tordon): Dr. Jim McHenry (1985) of the University of California, Davis, recommends picloram to control C. pycnocephalus on Nature Conservancy lands. The fungal rust Puccinia Carduii-pycnocephali Sydow, is known to occur only on the genus Carduus (Batra et al. Mowing or slashing is not always reliable because the plant can regrow from the base and produce seeds very quickly. GERMINATION AND GROWTH. Flowers are purple. Two years after the fire: accomplishments in invasive plant control following the 2018 Woolsey Fire. In California, more than 40 species of indigenous or introduced phytophagous insects have adopted this alien weed as an alternate food-plant, at least 15 of which also find it a suitable reproductive host. On soils of naturally high fertility, thistle invasion can be expected at an earlier stage than on poorer soils. 2023 Jan 10;12(2):319. doi: 10.3390/plants12020319. Unfortunately, half of the identified species of insects found feeding on C. pycnocephalus in southern California are also pests of cultivated plants, thus not good choices for biocontrol. Generally it does poorly on the surface of a bare seedbed, but on the surface of clay soils it shows 70% germination. Flowerheads narrow and in terminal clusters of 1 to 5. This species has been studied in depth by USDA entomologists as a natural enemy of musk thistle, but certainly should also be considered for importation into California for C. pycnocephalus control" (Goeden 1974). Carduus pycnocephalus was one of the first weeds selected for biological control study by the USDA (Schroeder 1980). [7] It favors grasslands, woodlands, and chaparral vegetation types, but is especially prevalent in oak woodlands in and around the Central Valley. The necessity for constant monitoring is all the more important given this weed's potentially long seed dormancy period (to 8 years). Olympia, WA 98504-2560. Presentations are linked where available. 1982 . CRUPY ). However, this weed does displace more desirable forage or cover plants. Additional research needs to be conducted on insects that can be used to control C. pycnocephalus and on the potential impact of these insects upon endangered native Cirsium species (Kok et al. 1986. Only three insect species appear to hold promise as biological control agents in California (Goeden 1974). Bendall (1974) found that 85% of Carduus pycnocephalus seeds produce germination inhibitors, but they are readily leached. Carduus pycnocephalus reproduces only by seed. A significant amount of seed can be produced even if thistles are constantly mowed at 8 cm (Tasmanian Department of Agriculture 1977). The brown seeds do not usually dehisce from the seedheads, and this may be important in the establishment of these seeds in the seedbed litter (Evans et al. The essential oil of the air dried aerial parts of Carduus pycnocephalus L. F. Asteraceae was prepared by hydrodistillation. [8][12][13], Grazing by sheep or goats (not cattle) in Australia has showed promise as well.[14]. It crowds out more desirable forage, as well as native plants, and excludes livestock grazing where infestations are dense. Dr. McHenry recommends using a flat-fan nozzle (Spraying Systems Co. #8003 or 8004 nozzle tip) rather than the cone nozzles available on most garden sprayers. Carduus pycnocephalus (Italian thistle) is a winter annual forb (family Asteraceae) that is native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, northern Africa, western Asia. Olympia WA 98504, P.O Box 42560 Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. Seed germination rate in Carduus pycnocephalus is very high, ranging between 83-96%. [8] Mowing and slashing are not reliable as the plant is able to regrow and produce seed even at a height of 3 inches (7.6cm). Slenderflower thistle, Carduus tenuiflorus, is similar but it generally has more flowerheads (5-20), than Italian thistle, Carduus pycnocephalus (1-5 flowerheads). Berkeley, California: The Calflora . The hydroalcoholic extracts of four wild edible Carduus species collected in Sardinia (Carduus argyroa Biv., Carduus nutans subsp. According to Wheatley and Collett (1981), hand-hoeing is effective for small patches, but make sure to sever the root a good 10 cm below ground level. The search for its natural enemies has included Italy, Greece, Iran, and Pakistan, as well as southern California (Baloch et al. [3][4][5], Carduus pycnocephalus has become a noxious weed in Australia, New Zealand, Macaronesia, South Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South America, Hawaii, and North America, especially in much of California. Ready-to-Use Nutraceutical Formulations from Edible and Waste Organs of Algerian Artichokes. Prior to using any herbicide, check with the County Agricultural Commissioner to determine which chemicals are legal to use in a given situation. 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