Cirsium altissimum

Cirsium altissimum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Cirsium
Species: Cirsium altissimum

Name

Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 373 (1826).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Carduus altissimus L., Sp. Pl.: 824 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Cnicus altissimus (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1671 (1803).
• Heterotypic
  • Cirsium altissimum var. biltmoreanum Petr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 35(2): 401 (1917).
  • Cirsium altissimum f. moorei Steyerm., Rhodora 41: 585 (1939).
  • Cirsium diversifolium DC., Prodr. 6: 649 (1838).
  • Cirsium filipendulum Engelm. in A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 273 (1867).
  • Cirsium iowense (Pammel) Fernald, Rhodora 10: 94 (1908).
  • Cirsium iowense var. crattyii Pammel ex Wolden, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 39: 131 (1933).
  • Cnicus iowensis Pammel, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 8: 231 (1901).
  • Cnicus iowensis var. crattyii Pammel, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 8: 231 (1901).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cirsium altissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cirsium altissimum. Published online. Accessed: June 11 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cirsium altissimum. Accessed: 11 June 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Cirsium altissimum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 11. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tall thistle, roadside thistle

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