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Asteraceae

Cage thistle

Atractylis cancellata L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Atractylis

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Cage thistle: Atractylis cancellata L. (חורשף השבכה), Mount Carmel, Israel, October 20, 2007.
Photo: Gidip, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Cage thistle

Synonyms

  • Acarna caespitosa Willd.
  • Acarna cancellata (L.) All.
  • Anactis caespitosa Cass.
  • Atractylis caespitosa Viv.
  • Atractylis cancellata subsp. cancellata
  • Atractylis cancellata subsp. gaditana Franco
  • Atractylis cancellata subsp. glomerata Caball.
  • Atractylis cancellata var. cancellata
  • Atractylis cancellata var. eremophila Braun-Blanq. & Maire
  • Atractylis canescens Salzm. ex Ball
  • Carthamus cancellatus (L.) Lam.
  • Cirsellium cancellatum (L.) Gaertn.
  • Crocodilina cancellata (L.) Bubani

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.