Cirsium heterophyllum (L.) Hill

Cirse à feuilles variables (fr), Cirse fausse Hélénie (fr), Cirse hétérophylle (fr), Cirse faux hélénium (fr), Cirse fausse hélénie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 23
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cirsium heterophyllum habit picture by Franz Laügt (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium heterophyllum habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium heterophyllum habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cirsium heterophyllum leaf picture by Suvi Jokela (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium heterophyllum leaf picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium heterophyllum leaf picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cirsium heterophyllum flower picture by tom cole (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium heterophyllum flower picture by Patrick Jansen (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium heterophyllum flower picture by David Ježek (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cirsium heterophyllum fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium heterophyllum fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium heterophyllum fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cirsium heterophyllum world distribution map, present in Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greenland, Croatia, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195465-1
WFO ID wfo-0000014883
COL ID VHZF
BDTFX ID 17644
INPN ID 91346
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cirsium pauciflorum Carduus autareticus Cirsium mielichhoferi Cynara diversifolia Carduus helenifolius Cirsium x carolorum Cirsium hastatum Carduus hastatus Carduus ambiguus Carduus heterophyllus Carduus polymorphus Carduus pumilus Cirsium autareticum Cirsium helenioides Cnicus ambiguus Cnicus heterophyllus Cirsium heterophyllum subsp. heterophyllum Cirsium heterophyllum var. heterophyllum Cirsium heterophyllum var. obskiense Cirsium heterophyllum