Cirsium creticum (Lam.) d’Urv. subsp. creticum

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Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Cirsium// Species: Cirsium creticum (Lam.) d’Urv.// Subspecies: Cirsium creticum (Lam.) d’Urv. subsp. creticum.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to North Africa- Libya, Italy and Souhteast Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Plant of wet habitats, found on the banks and near rivers and streams.

Flowering period: Summer- autumn: AUG, SEP.

Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – habit. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – branch with capitula. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – flowering and fruiting capitula. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – capitula. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – capitula. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – capitula. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – stems with cauline leaves. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – plant base with basal rosettes that will produce flowering stems in the nex year. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – capitula. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – stem with cauline leaves. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – stem with cauline leaves. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – cauline leaf. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – seedling. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – branch with capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – branch with capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – flowering and fruiting capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – flowering and fruiting capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – fruiting capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – fruiting capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – upper cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – winged stem and cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – winged stem and cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – leaf lobe. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – habit in habitat, growing alongside a stream near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – flowering branches with upper cauline leaves and capitula. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – capitula. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – fruiting capitula .Ruderal area near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – winged stem. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – middle cauline leaves. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – lower part of plant and new basal rosettes. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum – basal leaves- young plant in basal rosette stage. Ruderal area near village of Beli, 21.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski

References:

Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77179750-1 [Accessed 12.02.2022].

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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