Asteraceae
Carline thistle
Carlina vulgaris
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carlina
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- أداد شائع, خرشوف بري
- arz
- اداد شائع
- Azerbaijani
- Аdi yumаqоtu
- Belarusian
- Урочнік звычайны, Дзядоўнік, Ударнік, Чартапалох
- Bulgarian
- Обикновена решетка
- Czech
- Pupava obecná
- Danish
- Bakketidsel
- Dutch
- Driedistel
- English
- Carline thistle
- Estonian
- Harilik keelikurohi
- Finnish
- Ketokurho, Lännenkurho
- French
- Carline commune, Carline vulgaire, Chardon doré
- Georgian
- Ნარისჯაგა
- German
- Golddistel, Gemeine Eberwurz, Gemeine Golddistel, Kleine Eberwurz
- Irish
- Feochadán mín
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji karlina
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Stjernetistel
- Polish
- Dziewięćsił pospolity
- Romanian
- Ciulin auriu
- Russian
- Колючник обыкновенный, Колючелистник обыкновенный, Бабий переполох, Вогник, Девясил белый, Огник, Перекати-поле, Сенная колючка
- Slovak
- Krasovlas obyčajný
- Slovenian
- Navadna kompava
- Swedish
- Spåtistel, Blomtistel, Spåmanstistel, Stjärntistel
- Welsh
- Ysgallen Siarl
Synonyms
- Carlina caulescens Gilib.
- Carlina complanata Schur
- Carlina corymbosa Scop. ex Steud.
- Carlina flavispina Simonk.
- Carlina longifolia Viv.
- Carlina maritima Rouy
- Carlina orophila Lamotte
- Carlina racemosa Gilib.
- Carlina radiata Viv.
- Carlina rhodopea Formánek
- Carlina rhodopea var. plicata Formánek
- Carlina rhodopea var. rhodopea
- Carlina rigida var. sordida Formánek
- Carlina semiamplexicaulis Formánek
- Carlina semiamplexicaulis var. angustifolia Formánek
- Carlina semiamplexicaulis var. ramosissima Formánek
- Carlina semiamplexicaulis var. semiamplexicaulis
- Carlina striata Formánek
- Carlina striata var. angustifolia Formánek
- Carlina striata var. ciliata Formánek
- Carlina striata var. striata
- Carlina subfusca Nyman
- Carlina sylvestris Bubani
- Carlina taurica Klokov
- Carlina tristis Salisb.
- Carlina vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Chromatolepis vulgaris Dulac
Flowers
- In flower
- August (from 325 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brenda Black, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hajotthu 11:25, 27. Aug. 2009, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kostas Zontanos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.