Flower head; Kressbronn am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 9/2011 © Jörn Germer
Flower head, side view; Kressbronn am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 9/2011 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence; Ratholz, Immenstadt im Allgäu, Germany; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescences; Botanical Garden Hohenheim, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence, side view; Botanical Garden Hohenheim, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Botanical Garden Hohenheim, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Foliage; Ratholz, Immenstadt im Allgäu, Germany; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Botanical Garden Hohenheim, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1428 Date of entry: 31.10.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Cabbage thistle
German: Kohl-Kratzdistel
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Cirsium (4)
Epithet: oleraceum Scop. (1)
Synonym: Carduus acanthifolius Lam.
acanthifolius => thorny-leaved
oleraceum => edible garden herb
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: beige, white
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