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Cirsium Mill.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cirsium acaulon*	(L.) Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium adjaricum*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium aduncum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium aggregatum*	Ledeb.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium alatum*	(S. G. Gmel.) Bobrov	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium albowianum*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium alpis-lunae*	Brilli-Catt. & Gubellini	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium alsophilum*	(Pollini) Soldano	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium amani*	Post	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium appendiculatum*	Griseb.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium arachnoideum*	(M. Bieb.) M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium argillosum*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium aristatum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium arvense*	(L.) Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium ayasii*	H. Duman & Dirmenci	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium aytachii*	H. Duman & R. R. Mill	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium balikesirense*	Yıldız, Arabacı & Dirmenci	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium balkharicum*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium baytopiae*	P. H. Davis & Parris	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium bertolonii*	Spreng.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium boluënse*	P. H. Davis & Parris	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium boujartii*	(Piller & Mitterp.) Sch. Bip.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium bozkirense*	H. Duman, Dirmenci & Tugay	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium brachycephalum*	Jur.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium bracteosum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium bulgaricum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium buschianum*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium byzantinum*	Steud.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium candelabrum*	Griseb.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium canum*	(L.) All.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium caput-medusae*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium carniolicum*	Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium cassium*	P. H. Davis & Parris	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium caucasicum*	(Adams) Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium cephalotes*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium chium*	(Jacq.) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium chlorocomos*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium chrysacanthum*	(Ball) Jahand.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium ciliatum*	(Murray) Moench	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium cilicicum*	P. H. Davis & Parris	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium creticum*	(Lam.) d'Urv.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium czerkessicum*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium daghestanicum*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium davisianum*	Kit Tan & Sorger	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium dealbatum*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium decussatum*	Janka	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium dirmilense*	R. M. Burton	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium dissectum*	(L.) Hill	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium ducellieri*	Maire	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium dyris*	Jahand. & Maire	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium echinatum*	(Desf.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium echinus*	(M. Bieb.) Hand.-Mazz.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium ekimianum*	Yıldız & Dirmenci	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium elbrusense*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium eliasianum*	Kit Tan & Sorger	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium ellenbergii*	Bornm.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium eriophorum*	(L.) Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium erisithales*	(Jacq.) Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium erythrolepis*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium esculentum*	(Siev.) C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium euxinum*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium ferox*	(L.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium filipendulum*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium fominii*	Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium furiens*	Griseb. & Schenk	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium gaditanum*	Talavera & Valdés	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium gagnidzei*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium glabrum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium grecescui*	Rouy	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium greimleri*	Bureš	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium hakkaricum*	P. H. Davis & Parris	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium handaniae*	Yıldız, Dirmenci & Arabacı	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium haussknechtii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium heldreichii*	Halácsy	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium helenioides*	(L.) Hill	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium heterophyllum*	(L.) Hill	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium heterotrichum*	Pančić	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium hygrophilum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium hypoleucum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium hypopsilum*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium imereticum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium isophyllum*	(Petr.) Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium italicum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium japonicum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium karduchorum*	Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium kirbense*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium kosmelii*	(Adams) Hohen.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium laniflorum*	(M. Bieb.) Fisch.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium latifolium*	Lowe	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium leucocephalum*	(Willd.) Spreng.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium leucopsis*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium libanoticum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium ligulare*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium lobelii*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium macrobotrys*	(K. Koch) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium macrocephalum*	C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium mairei*	Halácsy	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium maroccanum*	Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium monspessulanum*	(L.) Hill	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium morinifolium*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium morisianum*	Rchb. f.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium nerimaniae*	Yıldız, Dirmenci & Arabacı	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium oblongifolium*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium obvallatum*	(M. Bieb.) Fisch.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium odontolepis*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium oleraceum*	(L.) Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium osseticum*	(Adams) Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium palustre*	(L.) Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium pannonicum*	(L. f.) Link	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium peshmenianum*	Yıldız, Arabacı & Dirmenci	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium phyllocephalum*	Boiss. & C. I. Blanche	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium poluninii*	P. H. Davis & Parris	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium pseudobracteosum*	P. H. Davis & Parris	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium pseudocreticum*	(P. H. Davis & Parris) Yıldız, Dirmenci & Arabacı	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium pseudopersonata*	Boiss. & Balansa	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium pubigerum*	(Desf.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium pugnax*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium pyrenaicum*	(Jacq.) All.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium richterianum*	Gillot	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium rigidum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium rivulare*	(Jacq.) All.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium rosulatum*	Talavera & Valdés	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium scabrum*	(Poir.) Bonnet & Barratte	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium schelkownikowii*	Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium semzinanicum*	Fırat	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium serrulatum*	(M. Bieb.) Fisch.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium simplex*	C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium sintenisii*	Freyn	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium sipyleum*	O. Schwarz	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium sivasicum*	Yıldız, Arabacı & Dirmenci	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium sommieri*	Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium sorocephalum*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium sosnovskyi*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium spinosissimum*	(L.) Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium steirolepis*	Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium stojanovii*	Kuzmanov	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium strigosum*	(M. Bieb.) Fisch.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium subinerme*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium svaneticum*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium sychnosanthum*	Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium tenoreanum*	Petr.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium trachylepis*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium tuberosum*	(L.) All.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium tymphaeum*	Hausskn.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium ukranicum*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium uliginosum*	(M. Bieb.) Fisch.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium valdespinulosum*	Sennen	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium valentinum*	Porta & Rigo	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium vallis-demonis*	Lojac.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium vulgare*	(Savi) Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium waldsteinii*	Rouy	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium welwitschii*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium yildizianum*	Arabacı & Dirmenci, T.	taxonomically included in
*Cirsium zarkosii*	Kit Tan, Vold & V. Christodoulou	taxonomically included in

Children

Cirsium acaulon (L.) Scop.
Cirsium adjaricum Sommier & Levier
Cirsium aduncum DC.
Cirsium aggregatum Ledeb.
Cirsium alatum (S. G. Gmel.) Bobrov
Cirsium albowianum Sommier & Levier
Cirsium alpis-lunae Brilli-Catt. & Gubellini
Cirsium alsophilum (Pollini) Soldano
Cirsium amani Post
Cirsium appendiculatum Griseb.
Cirsium arachnoideum (M. Bieb.) M. Bieb.
Cirsium argillosum Kharadze
Cirsium aristatum DC.
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Cirsium ayasii H. Duman & Dirmenci
Cirsium aytachii H. Duman & R. R. Mill
Cirsium balikesirense Yıldız, Arabacı & Dirmenci
Cirsium balkharicum Kharadze
Cirsium baytopiae P. H. Davis & Parris
Cirsium bertolonii Spreng.
Cirsium boluënse P. H. Davis & Parris
Cirsium boujartii (Piller & Mitterp.) Sch. Bip.
Cirsium bozkirense H. Duman, Dirmenci & Tugay
Cirsium brachycephalum Jur.
Cirsium bracteosum DC.
Cirsium bulgaricum DC.
Cirsium buschianum Kharadze
Cirsium byzantinum Steud.
Cirsium candelabrum Griseb.
Cirsium canum (L.) All.
Cirsium caput-medusae Sommier & Levier
Cirsium carniolicum Scop.
Cirsium cassium P. H. Davis & Parris
Cirsium caucasicum (Adams) Petr.
Cirsium cephalotes Boiss.
Cirsium chium (Jacq.) Boiss.
Cirsium chlorocomos Sommier & Levier
Cirsium chrysacanthum (Ball) Jahand.
Cirsium ciliatum (Murray) Moench
Cirsium cilicicum P. H. Davis & Parris
Cirsium creticum (Lam.) d'Urv.
Cirsium czerkessicum Kharadze
Cirsium daghestanicum Kharadze
Cirsium davisianum Kit Tan & Sorger
Cirsium dealbatum M. Bieb.
Cirsium decussatum Janka
Cirsium dirmilense R. M. Burton
Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill
Cirsium ducellieri Maire
Cirsium dyris Jahand. & Maire
Cirsium echinatum (Desf.) DC.
Cirsium echinus (M. Bieb.) Hand.-Mazz.
Cirsium ekimianum Yıldız & Dirmenci
Cirsium elbrusense Sommier & Levier
Cirsium eliasianum Kit Tan & Sorger
Cirsium ellenbergii Bornm.
Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop.
Cirsium erisithales (Jacq.) Scop.
Cirsium erythrolepis K. Koch
Cirsium esculentum (Siev.) C. A. Mey.
Cirsium euxinum Kharadze
Cirsium ferox (L.) DC.
Cirsium filipendulum Lange
Cirsium fominii Petr.
Cirsium furiens Griseb. & Schenk
Cirsium gaditanum Talavera & Valdés
Cirsium gagnidzei Kharadze
Cirsium glabrum DC.
Cirsium grecescui Rouy
Cirsium greimleri Bureš
Cirsium hakkaricum P. H. Davis & Parris
Cirsium handaniae Yıldız, Dirmenci & Arabacı
Cirsium haussknechtii Boiss.
Cirsium heldreichii Halácsy
Cirsium helenioides (L.) Hill
Cirsium heterophyllum (L.) Hill
Cirsium heterotrichum Pančić
Cirsium hygrophilum Boiss.
Cirsium hypoleucum DC.
Cirsium hypopsilum Boiss. & Heldr.
Cirsium imereticum Boiss.
Cirsium isophyllum (Petr.) Grossh.
Cirsium italicum DC.
Cirsium japonicum DC.
Cirsium karduchorum Petr.
Cirsium kirbense Pomel
Cirsium kosmelii (Adams) Hohen.
Cirsium laniflorum (M. Bieb.) Fisch.
Cirsium latifolium Lowe
Cirsium leucocephalum (Willd.) Spreng.
Cirsium leucopsis DC.
Cirsium libanoticum DC.
Cirsium ligulare Boiss.
Cirsium lobelii Ten.
Cirsium macrobotrys (K. Koch) Boiss.
Cirsium macrocephalum C. A. Mey.
Cirsium mairei Halácsy
Cirsium maroccanum Petr.
Cirsium monspessulanum (L.) Hill
Cirsium morinifolium Boiss. & Heldr.
Cirsium morisianum Rchb. f.
Cirsium nerimaniae Yıldız, Dirmenci & Arabacı
Cirsium oblongifolium K. Koch
Cirsium obvallatum (M. Bieb.) Fisch.
Cirsium odontolepis DC.
Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop.
Cirsium osseticum (Adams) Petr.
Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop.
Cirsium pannonicum (L. f.) Link
Cirsium peshmenianum Yıldız, Arabacı & Dirmenci
Cirsium phyllocephalum Boiss. & C. I. Blanche
Cirsium poluninii P. H. Davis & Parris
Cirsium pseudobracteosum P. H. Davis & Parris
Cirsium pseudocreticum (P. H. Davis & Parris) Yıldız, Dirmenci & Arabacı
Cirsium pseudopersonata Boiss. & Balansa
Cirsium pubigerum (Desf.) DC.
Cirsium pugnax Sommier & Levier
Cirsium pyrenaicum (Jacq.) All.
Cirsium richterianum Gillot
Cirsium rigidum DC.
Cirsium rivulare (Jacq.) All.
Cirsium rosulatum Talavera & Valdés
Cirsium scabrum (Poir.) Bonnet & Barratte
Cirsium schelkownikowii Petr.
Cirsium semzinanicum Fırat
Cirsium serrulatum (M. Bieb.) Fisch.
Cirsium simplex C. A. Mey.
Cirsium sintenisii Freyn
Cirsium sipyleum O. Schwarz
Cirsium sivasicum Yıldız, Arabacı & Dirmenci
Cirsium sommieri Petr.
Cirsium sorocephalum Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Cirsium sosnovskyi Kharadze
Cirsium spinosissimum (L.) Scop.
Cirsium steirolepis Petr.
Cirsium stojanovii Kuzmanov
Cirsium strigosum (M. Bieb.) Fisch.
Cirsium subinerme Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Cirsium svaneticum Sommier & Levier
Cirsium sychnosanthum Petr.
Cirsium tenoreanum Petr.
Cirsium trachylepis Boiss.
Cirsium tuberosum (L.) All.
Cirsium tymphaeum Hausskn.
Cirsium ukranicum DC.
Cirsium uliginosum (M. Bieb.) Fisch.
Cirsium valdespinulosum Sennen
Cirsium valentinum Porta & Rigo
Cirsium vallis-demonis Lojac.
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Cirsium waldsteinii Rouy
Cirsium welwitschii Coss.
Cirsium yildizianum Arabacı & Dirmenci, T.
Cirsium zarkosii Kit Tan, Vold & V. Christodoulou

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: Cirzë sources: Vangjeli, J. (ed.) 2000: Flore de l'Albanie 4

Arabic: قُصْوان; قُصْوان sources: Nehmé, M. 2000: Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Flore du Liban;Nehmé, M. 2008: Etymological Dictionary of Syrian Flora

Armenian: Գեղավեր; Տատասկ sources: Takhtajan, A. L. 1995: Flora of Armenia 9

Azerbaijani: Гангал sources: Karjagin, I. I. 1961: Flora Azerbajdžana 8. – Baku: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk Azerbajdžanskoj SSR

Bulgarian: Паламида sources: Andreev, N. , Ančev, M. , Kožuharov, S. I. , Markova, M. , Peev, D. & Petrova, A. 1992: Opredelitel na visšite rastenija v Bălgarija. – Sofija: Nauka i izkustvo

Corsican: Cardigliola sources: Gamisans, J. 2007: Flora Corsica

Dutch: Vederdistel sources: Meijden, R. van der 1990: Heukels' Flora van Nederland, ed. 21. – Groningen

English: Thistle sources: Dony, J. G., Jury, S. L. & Perring, F. H. 1986: English Names of Wild Flowers, a list recommended by the Botanical Society of the British Isles, ed. 2

Estonian: Ohakas sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Finnish: (sulka)ohdakkeet sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

French: Cirse sources: Gamisans, J. 2007: Flora Corsica

German: Kratzdistel sources: Rothmaler, W. H. P. 2005: Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, 4: Gefäßpflanzen: Kritischer Band, ed. 10. – München

Hebrew: קוצן; קוֹצָן sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Italian: Cardo sources: Pignatti, S. 1982: Flora d'Italia 3. – Bologna

Latvian: Dadzis sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Lithuanian: Usnis sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Polish: Ostrożeń sources: Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkova, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M. 2002: Flowering plants and pteridophytes of Poland. A Checklist. – Biodiversity Poland 1

Romanian: Пэлэмидэ sources: Gejdeman, T. S. 1986: Opredelitel' vysših rastenij Moldavskoj SSR, ed. 3. – Kisinev: Shtiintza

Russian: Бодяк; Бодяк sources: Fedorov, A. A. 1994: Flora Partis europaeae URSS 7. – Leningrad;Takhtajan, A. L. 1995: Flora of Armenia 9

Swedish: Tistlar; tistlar sources: Karlsson, T. & Thomas: Checklista över Nordens kärlväxter – http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/chk/chk3.htm;Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS