Cirsium esculentum
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 esculentum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1849
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cirsium esculentum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cirsium acauleName author: Ledeb.
- Cirsium acaule subsp. esculentumName author: (Siev.) Werner
- Cirsium acaule var. gmeliniiName author: (C.A.Mey.) C.A.Mey.
- Cirsium acaulon subsp. esculentumName author: (Siev.) Werner
- Cirsium esculentum subsp. esculentumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium esculentum var. acauleName author: C.A.Mey.
- Cirsium esculentum var. acaulieName author: Trautv.
- Cirsium esculentum var. caulescensName author: C.A.Mey.
- Cirsium esculentum var. esculentumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium esculentum var. sibericumName author: C.A.Mey.
- Cirsium rhodo-leucanthumName author: Walp.
- Cnicus esculentusName author: Siev.
- Cnicus gmeliniiName author: Spreng.
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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