Cirsium echinatum, (Desf.) DC.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 237

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.293764

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Cirsium echinatum
status

 

27. C. echinatum (Desf.) DC. View in CoL in Lam. & DC., FZ. Fr. ed. 3, 5: 465 (1815).

Perennial (15-)20-40 cm. Middle leaves decurrent for c. 1 cm, arachnoid-lanate beneath, pinnatisect; segments deeply divided into 2 slightly divaricate, narrowly to broadly triangular or oblong-triangular lobes with stout apical spines (4—)6— 12(— 15) mm. Capitula in a corymb, with 2-8 subtending leaves usually exceeding capitulum. Involucre 30-40 x 25-40(-45) mm, sparsely arachnoid-lanate to sparsely arachnoid-hairy; bracts with patent apex and strong apical spine 2-4 mm. Corolla (25-)32-40 mm, purple. Achenes 5-6-5 mm; pappus as long as corolla. W. Mediterranean region. BI Ga Hs Si.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Cirsium

Loc

Cirsium echinatum

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1976
1976
Loc

C. echinatum (Desf.)

DC. 1815: 465
1815
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