Cirsium creticum
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 creticum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1822
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cirsium creticum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
10 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carduus creticusName author: Lam.
- Carduus hippolytiName author: Bory & Chaub.
- Cirsium creticum var. creticumName author: Not supplied
- Cirsium hippolytiName author: (Bory & Chaub.) Link
- Cirsium hippolytiName author: Link ex Steud.
- Cirsium longispinumName author: A.Kern.
- Cirsium polyanthemum var. creticumName author: (Lam.) Fiori
- Cirsium polyanthemum var. longispinumName author: (Jur.) Fiori
- Cirsium polyanthosName author: d'Urv.
- Cirsium siculum subsp. polyanthosName author: Nyman
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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