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Cirsium italicum

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Cirsium italicum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Carduinae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. italicum
Binomial name
Cirsium italicum
Synonyms[1]
  • Carduus italicus (DC.) Savi (1818)
  • Cnicus italicus (DC.) Seb. & Mauri (1818)
  • Epitrachys italica (DC.) Bureš, Del Guacchio, Iamonico & P.Caputo
  • Eriolepis italica (DC.) Cass. (1827)

Cirsium italicum is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is a thistle native to Europe and Turkey, ranging from Germany, France, and Italy to Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, and northwestern Turkey.[1]

The species was first named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1813.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cirsium italicum DC.. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 June 2025.