Carduus crispus

Curled Thistle

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Common name

Curled Thistle

Scientific name

Carduus crispus L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Carduus crispus is a biennial herbaceous plant, 60 to 150 cm tall. Stem erect, slightly woolly, prickly winged to the flower heads. Leaves almost glabrous above, woolly below, soft, oblong-lanceolate, deeply toothed, the lower with petioles, the upper sessile. Blooms April-August^[1].

Distribution in Bulgaria

Northeastern Bulgaria, Predbalkan, Danube Plain and Vitosha; between 1000 and 2000 meters altitude^[3].

References

[1] Китанов, Б. & И. Пенев. 1963. Флора на Витоша. Изд. "Наука и изкуство". София.

[2] Делипавлов & кол., 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

Carduus crispus на български

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