Cirsium calcareum
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 calcareum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1915
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cirsium calcareum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carduus pulchellusName author: Greene
- Carduus truncatusName author: Greene
- Cirsium arizonicum var. bipinnatumName author: (Eastw.) D.J.Keil
- Cirsium calcareum var. bipinnatumName author: (Eastw.) S.L.Welsh
- Cirsium calcareum var. calcareumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium calcareum var. pulchellumName author: (Greene ex Rydb.) S.L.Welsh
- Cirsium pulchellum var. glabrescensName author: Petr.
- Cnicus calcareusName author: M.E.Jones
- Cnicus diffususName author: (Eastw.) Eastw.
- Cnicus drummondii var. bipinnatusName author: Eastw.
- Cnicus effususName author: Maxim.
- Cnicus rothrockii var. diffususName author: Eastw.
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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