Woolly thistle

Cirsium eriophorum

Family: Asteraceae Genus: Cirsium Species: eriophorum

Synonyms: Cirsium insubricum, Cirsium ligulare var. bosniacum, Cirsium eriophorum var. oxyonychium, Tetralix eriophora, Cirsium eriophorum var. platyonychium, Cirsium eriophorum var. corbariense, Cirsium eriophorum var. oviforme, Cirsium eriophorum var. costae, Cirsium spathulatum var. parnassi, Cirsium proponticum, Cirsium longebracteatum, Cirsium corbariense var. costae, Cirsium eriophorum subsp. oviforme, Cirsium corbariense, Cirsium vandasii, Cirsium chodatii, Cnicus eriophorus, Cirsium dinaricum, Cirsium oviforme, Cirsium eriophorum var. bosniacum, Cirsium eriophorum subsp. britannicum, Cirsium eriocephalum, Cynara eriocephala, Epitrachys propontica, Cirsium eriophorum subsp. vulgare, Carduus tomentosus, Cnicus velenowskyi, Cirsium velenowskyi, Cirsium eriophorum subsp. degenii, Cirsium eriophorum subsp. chodatii, Eriolepis lanigera

Woolly thistle

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Botanical Description

Flower: Color: purple

Native Region: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Yugoslavia

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