Asteraceae

Pyrenean thistle

Cirsium pyrenaicum (Jacq.) All.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium

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Pyrenean thistle (Cirsium pyrenaicum) — FlowerPhoto: Gijs Romijn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Pyrenean thistle

Synonyms

Carduus jacquinii Steud.
Carduus paniculatus Vahl
Carduus pyrenaicus Jacq.
Cirsium allionii Thurm.
Cirsium castellanum Willk.
Cirsium flavispina Boiss. ex DC.
Cirsium flavispina subsp. flavispina
Cirsium flavispina subsp. longispinosum Kunze
Cirsium flavispina subsp. perniveum H.Lindb.
Cirsium flavispina var. brachyacanthum Maire
Cirsium flavispina var. flavispina
Cirsium flavispina var. longespinosum Kunze
Cirsium flavispina var. perniveum (H.Lindb.) Maire
Cirsium paniculatum Spreng.
Cirsium pyrenaicum subsp. pyrenaicum
Cirsium pyrenaicum var. longespinosum (Kunze) Talavera & Valdés
Cirsium pyrenaicum var. pyrenaicum
Cnicus pyrenaicus (Jacq.) Willd.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Gijs Romijn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: pete_gateley, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Jorge Íñiguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Manuel Pacheco Marín, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Miguel A. C., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.