soldier thistle
Picnomon acarna (L.) Cass.
Picnomon acarna (L.) Cass., known as soldier thistle, is a member of the Asteraceae family. It was first described in 1826 and is found across a wide geographic range, including Portugal, Estonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine, and other regions in Europe and parts of Asia.
Description
Picnomon acarna is a species in the genus Picnomon, part of the Asteraceae family. It is distributed in multiple countries, such as Portugal, Estonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine, and other regions including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, and several islands and territories in the Mediterranean and surrounding areas. The species was published in 1826 by Cass.
Other common names
soldier thistle
Distribution
Portugal Continental · Estonia · Bulgaria · Hungary · Ukraine · SE · EE · RS · AU · BG · Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Baleares · Baltic States · Canary Is. · Cyprus · East Aegean Is. · Finland · France · Greece · Iran · Iraq · Italy · Kazakhstan · Kirgizstan · Kriti · Krym · Lebanon-Syria · Morocco
Synonyms
Carthamus canescensCarduus acarnaCirsium acarnaCarlina acarnaCirsium pisidiumCnicus acarna
