Cirsium echinatum Dc.

Cirse hérissé (fr), Cirse épineux (fr), Cirse en hérisson (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.22-0.345m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.22 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.23
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 18
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cirsium echinatum leaf picture by Palomero (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cirsium echinatum flower picture by Palomero (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cirsium echinatum world distribution map, present in Colombia, Algeria, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195292-1
WFO ID wfo-0000001536
COL ID VHVF
BDTFX ID 17569
INPN ID 91323
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Synonyms

Cirsium echinatum Carduus echinatus Cnicus echinatus Eriolepis echinata Cirsium willkommianum Cirsium echinatum var. echinatum Cirsium echinatum var. willkommianum