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Cirsium oleraceum

Cabbage Thistle

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Common name

Cabbage Thistle

Scientific name

Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant. The stems are unbranched, 0,3 to 1,5 m tall. The flowers are pale yellow. Flowering June-September^[1].

Habitat

Wet places^[2].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In Stara planina mountain; between 600 and 1500 meters above sea level^[3].

References

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

[2] Делипавлов & кол., 2003. Пос. източник.

[3] Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.