Cirsium eriophorum

Cirsium eriophorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cynareae
Genus:	Cirsium
Species:	C. eriophorum
Binomial name
Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop.
Synonyms
Synonymy Carduus eriophorus L. Carduus spurius L. Carthamus ferox Lam. Cirsium chatenieri Legrand Cirsium chodatii Barb.-Gamp. Cirsium dinaricum Vandas Cirsium eriocephalum Wallr. Cirsium insubricum Moretti ex Bertol. Cirsium oviforme Gand. Cirsium proponticum Griseb. Cirsium vandasii Petr. Cirsium velenowskyi Vandas Cnicus cinaroides Sm. Cnicus eriophorus (L.) Roth Cnicus spinosissimus M.Bieb. Epitrachys propontica K.Koch

Cirsium eriophorum or woolly thistle is a herbaceous biennial species of the genus Cirsium. It is widespread across much of Europe. It is a large, biennial herb with sharp spines on the tips of the leaves, and long, woolly hairs on much of the herbage. Flower heads are large and nearly spherical, with spines on the outside and many purple disc florets but no ray florets.

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