Field sow thistle is a herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the family Asteraceae.The most widely used it has in Europe and North Africa.This grass is a weed and grows best in the forests and fields, which usually takes low-lying areas that are different humidity.In addition, she prefers nutritious soil types, although normally transfers and weak salinity.The desert plant is not found.Photos thistle field are presented below.
Grass has a well developed long root system, is characterized by high brittleness, which is characterized by a surface location.At the same time, the root of the main stem is not deepened by more than half a meter.On the establishment and release of the shoots can even trёhsantimetrovye root fragments of plants, so it propagated among the crops, usually only root suckers.Field sow thistle has a straight stem, which is at the top of a bare or glandular hairs.Form at the pollen grains flattened, and they - trёhporovye.Pollen painted in dark yellow.It should be noted that the briefing the species consists of soft white hairs that simply separates from achenes, when the time comes.The flowering period at the grass falls on summer and autumn, and lasts for about one month.
Osotov field gives a lot of problems, preventing the cultivation of crops.He is considered one of the most persistent weeds of all.He is able to clog any of the areas with cultural crops, and often occurs in kitchen gardens, orchards and even in parks.Unfortunately, the plant is not suitable for feeding cattle, which are very reluctant to eat it because of the white latex in its stems.To deal with this herb is very difficult, because she quickly recovered.The main condition is that the destruction of the plants have to occur before the rosette stage, because until that time the root system can not recover vegetatively.
Despite the Offered damage to agriculture, field sow thistle 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, with one hectare of field covered with this grass, it receives an average of 140 kilograms of honey.This is not the only advantage, which can boast of thistles Field.Useful properties of the plant allow its widespread use in medicine, including folk.In particular, its decoction is used to restore the activity of the organism of people after operations and severe diseases.In addition, it is recommended to take the product for exhaustion.Thistle Honey has antiseptic and improves blood circulation and strengthen the immune system.
Field sow thistle is widely used in Chinese medicine.Preparations based on the roots of the plant are used to stop the blood, and apply them in the form of vitamins.In the treatment of cancer, local healers leaf juice mixed with egg yolks.Grass in fresh and boiled form is used to make poultices against abscesses and painful inflammatory seals.
