Onopordum acanthium L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Cotton Thistle
🇫🇷 Onoporde acanthe, Onopordon faux acanthe, Chardon aux ânes, Onoporde à feuilles d’acanthe, Pet-d’âne

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Onopordinae
Genus: Onopordum
Species: Onopordum acanthium

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

O. acanthium var. araneosotomentosum (Rech.f.) Parsa, 1980;
O. acanthium var. acanthium L., 1753, P.

Photographs

img/onopordum-acanthium.webp — Onopordum acanthium

img/onopordum-acanthium-2.webp — Onopordum acanthium

img/onopordum-acanthium-3.webp — Onopordum acanthium

img/onopordum-acanthium-4.webp — Onopordum acanthium

img/onopordum-acanthium-5.webp — Onopordum acanthium - Leaf

img/onopordum-acanthium-6.webp — Onopordum acanthium - Stem

img/onopordum-acanthium-7.webp — Onopordum acanthium - Thorny leaf margin

img/onopordum-acanthium-8.webp — Onopordum acanthium - Flower bud

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 423). Biotope.