Cirsium eriophorum

Cirsium eriophorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. eriophorum
Binomial name
Cirsium eriophorum
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Carduus eriophorus L.
  • Carduus spurius L.
  • Carthamus ferox Lam.
  • Cirsium chatenieri Legrand
  • Cirsium chodatii Barb.-Gamp.
  • Cirsium dinaricum Vandas
  • Cirsium eriocephalum Wallr.
  • Cirsium insubricum Moretti ex Bertol.
  • Cirsium oviforme Gand.
  • Cirsium proponticum Griseb.
  • Cirsium vandasii Petr.
  • Cirsium velenowskyi Vandas
  • Cnicus cinaroides Sm.
  • Cnicus eriophorus (L.) Roth
  • Cnicus spinosissimus M.Bieb.
  • Epitrachys propontica K.Koch

Cirsium eriophorum, the woolly thistle,[2] is a herbaceous biennial species of flowering plant in the genus Cirsium of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Europe. It is a large biennial plant with sharp spines on the tips of the leaves, and long, woolly hairs on much of the foliage. The flower heads are large and nearly spherical, with spines on the outside and many purple disc florets but no ray florets.[3][4]

Flower head of C. eriophorum in Kozara National Park, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  1. ^ The Plant List, Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop.
  2. ^ "Woolly thistle". The Wildlife Trusts. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ Tofts, R. (1999). "Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop. (Carduus eriophorus L.; Cnicus eriophorus (L.) Roth)". Journal of Ecology. 87 (3): 529–542. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00369.x. ISSN 1365-2745.
  4. ^ "Cirsium eriophorum [Cardo lanoso] – Flora Italiana". luirig.altervista.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 22 July 2020.