Cirsium heterophyllum (L.) Hill

First published in Hort. Kew.: 64 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Greenland, Europe to Siberia and Caucasus. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

Iceland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland. [Cited as Cirsium helenioides.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schultz, F. [2005] France K002016572 No
Goller [s.n.] Austria K002016573 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002003252 No
Ausserdorfer, A. [s.n.] Austria K002016581 No
s.coll. [[634/39/XI]] France K002016603 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001770456 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002016980 Yes
s.coll. [944] Switzerland K002017096 Yes
Boissier [s.n.] Switzerland K001770455 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR132] United Kingdom K001767984 Yes
Wright, L.S. Norway K002017078 Yes
Wright, L.S. [S.n. ] Norway K001617027 Yes
Goller [s.n.] Austria K002016583 No
Jordan, A. [s.n.] France K002016605 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002003253 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002016598 No
Goller [s.n.] Austria K002016577 No
Thomas. [s.n.] K000778120 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002003257 No
Haden, S. [[116]] France K002016604 No
Ausserdorfer, A. [s.n.] Italy K002016580 No
Goller [s.n.] Austria K002016576 No
Eichenfeld, M.R.Von. [s.n.] K000778111 Unknown Type Material Yes
Goller [s.n.] Austria K002016575 No
Gay, J.E.; Huguenin [s.n.] France K002016600 No
Dauphiné; Prior, A.; Bonjean [s.n.] France K002016602 No
Goller [s.n.] Austria K002016582 No
Goller [s.n.] Austria K002016574 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002003254 No
s.coll. [[37]] France K002016599 No
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002016579 No
s.coll. [904] K002003259 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002003258 No
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002016578 No
Faure, A.; Petrak, F. [66] France K002016601 No
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002016584 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002003256 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002003255 No
Hepper, F.N. [4740] United Kingdom Cnicus heterophyllus K002022852 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Science Photographs

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