Cirsium altissimum
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 altissimum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1768
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cirsium altissimum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carduus altissimusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cirsium altissimumName author: (L.) Spreng.
- Cirsium altissimum f. altissimumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium altissimum subsp. altissimumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium altissimum var. altissimumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium altissimum var. biltmoreanumName author: Petr.
- Cirsium diversifoliumName author: DC.
- Cirsium iowenseName author: Fernald
- Cirsium iowense var. iowenseName author: Not supplied
- Cnicus altissimusName author: (L.) Willd.
- Cnicus altissimus f. altissimusName author: Not supplied
- Cnicus altissimus var. altissimusName author: Not supplied
- Cnicus iowenseName author: Pammel
- Cnicus iowensisName author: Pammel
- Cnicus iowensis var. crattyiiName author: Pammel
- Cnicus iowensis var. iowensisName author: Not supplied
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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