Cirsium candelabrum Griseb.

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

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

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.

Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.

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].

Cirsium Miller. Werner, K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 232 – 242.

Last update: 24.12.2023.