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Cirsium erisithales, the yellow thistle[2] or yellow melancholy thistle, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.[3]

Cirsium erisithales
Flowerhead of Cirsium erisithales
Close-up on a flowerhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cirsium
Species:	C. erisithales
Binomial name
Cirsium erisithales (Jacq.) Scop.
Synonyms[1]
Carduus erisithales Jacq. Carduus hybridus Steud. Cirsium glutinosum Lam. (1779) Cirsium ochroleucum DC. in Lam. & DC. (1805) Cirsium scopolianum Sch.Bip. ex Nyman Cnicus divaricatus Kit. ex Jáv. (1926) Cnicus ochroleucus (All.) Schleich.

Description

Cirsium erisithales can reach a height of 50–150 millimetres (2.0–5.9 in). The stems are erect, almost hairless. This plant has just a few leaves, with tooth-shaped lobes. Flower heads are lemon yellow, solitary or in groups (up to 5), with a diameter of 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in).[4]

Distribution

This species is widespread in southern and eastern Europe, though nowhere very common. It is present in the mountains of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, the Balkans, Greece, southern Russia, etc.[5]

Habitat

Cirsium erisithales grows in fresh wood (beech), rocky slopes, meadows and waters edge. It prefers calcareous or volcanic soils, at an elevation of 400–2,000 metres (1,300–6,600 ft) above sea level.[6]

References

External links

• Tela botanica in French with photos
• Acta Plantarum in Italian with photos

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[it] Cirsium erisithales

Il cardo zampa d'orso (nome scientifico Cirsium erisithales (Jacq.) Giovanni Antonio Scopoli 1769) è una pianta erbacea perenne, appartenente alla famiglia delle Asteraceae.[1][2]

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