Cirsium heterophyllum
Melancholy Thistle
Also known as: Carduus ambiguus (All.) Pers. +17 more
- Carduus ambiguus (All.) Pers.
- Carduus helenifolius Salisb.
- Carduus helenioides Lam., 1785
- Carduus heterophyllus L.
- Carduus polymorphus Lapeyr.
- Cirsium ×carolorum C.Jenner ex Nyman
- Cirsium helenioides All.
- Cirsium helenioides L.
- Cirsium heterophyllum var. diversifolium Wimm.
- Cirsium heterophyllum var. heterophyllum
- Cirsium heterophyllum var. incisum DC.
- Cirsium heterophyllum var. integrifolium M.Loehr
- Cirsium heterophyllum var. integrifolium Wimm.
- Cirsium heterophyllum var. obskiense Lomon.
- Cirsium mielichhoferi Saut.
- Cirsium pauciflorum W.D.J.Koch
- Cnicus ambiguus Loisel.
- Cnicus heterophyllus (L.) Retz.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Cirsium heterophyllum (commonly known as Melancholy Thistle) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Cirsium, which contains over 600 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Føroyar, Iceland