Silybum marianum  (L.) Gaertner

Ubiquity:  Very common

Distritution:  Throughout

Plant Communities:  Many, including Ruderal

Habitats:  Dry, sunny slopes/flats/streamsides/riverbeds/ & waste areas; & in disturbed places like pastures/cultivated land/campsites/trails

Elevations:  10-2200'

Comments:  Non-native

Updated:  3/31/98