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Asteraceae

Ossetin thistle

Cirsium osseticum Petr.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cirsium

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Ossetin thistle: Ossetin thistle ( Cirsium osseticum ) in Kümbet Highland, Dereli - Giresun, Turkey.
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
English
Ossetin thistle
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Ирон хуымон сындз
Turkish
Garip kangal

Synonyms

  • Carduus fimbriatus Steud.
  • Carduus osseticus Adams
  • Cirsium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum
  • Cnicus arachnoides Hort.Par. ex DC.
  • Cnicus boujarti DC.
  • Cnicus fimbriatus M.Bieb.
  • Epitrachys ossetica K.Koch

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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.