Cirsium spinosissimum

Cirsium spinosissimum

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
Synonyms^[1]
Synonymy Carduus comosus Lam. Carduus spinosissimus Vill. Carthamus involucratus Lam. Cirsium caput-medusae Schur ex Nyman Cirsium cervini W.D.J.Koch Cirsium controversum DC. Cirsium hallerianum Gaudin Cirsium purpureum All. Cirsium spitzelii Sch.Bip. ex Nyman Cnicus purpureus Bertol. Cnicus spinosissimus L.

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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