Flower head; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower head bud; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower head bud, side view; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower heads; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower head, side view; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 2003 Date of entry: 31.08.2012 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Carline thistle
German: Golddistel
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Carlina (5)
Epithet: vulgaris L. (14)
vulgaris => common, everyday
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: brown, yellow
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