Cirsium canescens
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cirsium
- Species
- Cirsium canescens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1841
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cirsium canescens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carduus dacoticusName author: A.Nelson ex Visher
- Carduus discolorName author: Hook.
- Carduus nebraskensisName author: Britton
- Carduus nelsoniiName author: Pammel
- Carduus plattenseName author: Rydb.
- Carduus plattensis var. plattensisName author: Not supplied
- Carduus undulatus var. canescensName author: (Nutt.) Porter
- Cirsium nebraskenseName author: Lunell
- Cirsium nebraskense var. formidolosumName author: Lunell
- Cirsium nebraskense var. nebraskenseName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium nelsoniiName author: Petr.
- Cirsium plattenseName author: (Rydb.) Fernald ex B.L.Rob.
- Cirsium plattenseName author: (Rydb.) Cockerell ex Daniels
- Cirsium plattenseName author: (Rydb.) Fernald
- Cirsium plattenseName author: (Rydb.) Cockerell
- Cnicus canescensName author: Pammel
- Cnicus nelsoniiName author: Pammel
- Cnicus undulatus var. canescensName author: (Nutt.) A.Gray
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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