Asteraceae
Fountain thistle
Cirsium fontinale
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cirsium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 噴泉薊
- English
- Fountain thistle
Synonyms
- Carduus fontinalis Greene
- Cnicus fontinalis Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mike Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: rappman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: David A. Krause, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Skyler K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nora Bales, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Skyler K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mike Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.