Asteraceae
Cirsium ferox
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cirsium
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Synonyms
- Carduus boujarti Savi
- Carduus ferox (L.) Vill.
- Cirsium hellenicum Boiss. & Orph. ex Boiss.
- Cirsium stabianum Lacaita
- Cnicus ferox L.
- Eriolepis ferox Cass.
Flowers
- In flower
- August (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

Photo: Arthur Coutin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Monique RAUGI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Monique RAUGI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.