Cirsium candelabrum Griseb.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCompositae

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Cirsium// Species: Cirsium candelabrum Griseb.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided Werner (1976 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Erect, much branched biennial up to 2 m high.

Distribution: Native to Southeast Europe – Balkan Peninsula and Romania according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Grasslands, edges and clearings of European beech forests, disturbed ground – alongside mountain roads, from c. 600 to 1600 m a.s.l.

Recorded localities: Probishtip: between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 31.07.2024; Ponikva: 20.08.2023, 24.07.2021.

Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 20.08.2023.

Cirsium candelabrum  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – branches with capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – branches with capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – branch with capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – branches with capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – branches with developing capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitulum. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitulum. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitulum. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitulum. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – achenes. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – achenes. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – achenes. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – achene. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – achene. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – stem with leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – stem with leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – lower leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – stem. Osogovo- Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 24.07.2021.

Cirsium candelabrum  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – branch with flowering and fruiting capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – flowering and friting capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – middle cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – lower cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium candelabrum  – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Cirsium candelabrum. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Cirsium%20candelabrum&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 31.07.2021].

Cirsium candelabrum. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/586dfa8b-4703-4d2b-a856-e73b61f594ee [Accessed 24.12.2023].

Cirsium candelabrum Griseb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195134-1 [Accessed 24.12.2023].

Werner, K. Cirsium Miller. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 232–242.

Last update: 31.07.2024.