Cirsium Mill.

Description of the genus

Britain: 26 taxa.

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SpeciesSpecies codeContent
acaule (L.) Scop.
acaule × arvense = C. × boulayi E.G. Camus
acaule × palustre = C. × kirschlegeri Sch. Bip.
arvense (L.) Scop.
creticum (Lam.) d'Urv.
dissectum (L.) Hill
dissectum × acaule = C. × woodwardii (H.C. Watson) Nyman
dissectum × palustre = C. × forsteri (Sm.) Loudon
edule Nutt.
eriophorum (L.) Scop.
eriophorum × vulgare = C. × grandiflorum Kitt.
erisithales (Jacq.) Scop.
heterophyllum (L.) Hill
heterophyllum × palustre = C. × wankelii Reichardt
italicum (Savi) DC.
monspessulanum (L.) Hill
oleraceum (L.) Scop.
palustre (L.) Scop.Image
palustre × arvense = C. × celakovskianum Knaf
rivulare (Jacq.) All.
tuberosum (L.) All.
tuberosum × acaule = C. × medium All.
tuberosum × palustre = C. × semidecurrens Richt.
vulgare (Savi) Ten.
vulgare × acaule = C. × sabaudum M. Loehr
vulgare × palustre = C. × subspinuligerum Peterm.

Other sources of information about Cirsium:

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cirsium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cirsium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cirsium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cirsium

Copyright: Mark Hyde, 2008-24

Hyde, M.A. (2024). UK Flora: Genus page: Cirsium.
https://www.ukflora.info/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=900, retrieved 19 April 2024

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