Biology:Cirsium spinosissimum

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Short description: Species of thistle

Cirsium spinosissimum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. spinosissimum
Binomial name
Cirsium spinosissimum
(L.) Scop. 1769
Synonyms[1]

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 and 80 cm (8 and 31.5 in) 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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1939175 entry