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Ptilostemon echinocephalus (Willd.) Greuter

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ptilostemon

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Ptilostemon echinocephalus: Ptilostemon echinocephalus
Photo: Igor Balashov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Carduus echinocephalus (Willd.) Pers. ex Steud.
  • Carduus spinosissimus Steud.
  • Carduus tauricus Boeber ex Georgi
  • Chamaepeuce echinocephala (Willd.) DC.
  • Chamaepeuce wachtangia (Woronow) Grossh.
  • Cirsium echinocephalum (Willd.) M.Bieb.
  • Cirsium echinocephalum (Willd.) Fisch.
  • Cirsium wachtangia Woronow
  • Cnicus echinocephalus Willd.
  • Lamyra echinocephala (Willd.) Tamamsch.

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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.