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Thistle, Yellow Star | | Name : | Thistle, Yellow Star | | Botanical : | Centaurea solstitalis | | Synonyms : | St. Barnaby's Thistle. | | Family : | Composite | | Parts Used : | Herb, seeds, root. | | Description : | The plant forms a scrubby bush, 18 inches to 2 feet high, with the lower part of the stems very stiff, almost woody, the branches when young very soft, with broad wings, decurrent from the short, strap-shaped leaves. The lower leaves are deeply cut into, the upper ones narrow and with entire margins. The spines of the flower-heads are very long, 1/2 inch to 1 inch in length, pale yellow. The whole plant is hoary.
This plant obtains its name from being supposed to flower about St. Barnabas' Day, June 11 (old style). It is an annual. | | Uses : | It has been used for the same purposes as the Common Star Thistle.
Many species of Centaurea grow wild in Palestine, some of formidable size. Canon Tristram mentions some in Galilee through which it was impossible to make way till the plants had been beaten down. 'Thistle' mentioned several times in the Bible refers to some member of this family (Centaurea), probably C. Calcitrapa, which is a Palestinian weed.
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