Cirsium heterophyllum
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 heterophyllum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1768
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cirsium heterophyllum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carduus ambiguusName author: Pers.
- Carduus autareticusName author: Vill.
- Carduus hastatusName author: Lam.
- Carduus helenifoliusName author: Salisb.
- Carduus heterophyllusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Carduus polymorphusName author: Lapeyr.
- Cirsium ambiguumName author: All.
- Cirsium autareticumName author: Mutel
- Cirsium carolorumName author: C.Jenner ex Nyman
- Cirsium hastatumName author: Thell. ex Schinz
- Cirsium heterophyllum subsp. heterophyllumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium heterophyllum var. heterophyllumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium pauciflorumName author: W.D.J.Koch
- Cnicus ambiguusName author: Loisel.
- Cnicus heterophyllusName author: (L.) Retz.
- Cynara diversifoliaName author: Stokes
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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