Cirsium spinosissimum
Cirsium spinosissimum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cynareae |
Subtribe: | Carduinae |
Genus: | Cirsium |
Species: | C. spinosissimum |
Binomial name | |
Cirsium spinosissimum (L.) Scop. 1769 | |
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Synonymy
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Cirsium spinosissimum , common name Spiniest Thistle, is a European species of thistle which grows in dry rocky areas. It is found in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the Balkans.[2]
The plant is between 20 to 80 cm (8-32 inches) tall. Leaves, stems, and the sides of the flower head bear long, sharp spines, hence the name of the plant. Flower heads contain numerous disc florets but no ray florets, the florets off-white sometimes with a purple tinge.[2]
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