Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Cirsium// Species: Cirsium candelabrum Griseb.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (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 (source: Greuter, 2006+).
Habitat: Grassland and disturbed ground, usually 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].
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.
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