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Cirsium esculentum (Siev.) C.A.Mey. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCirsium esculentum (Siev.) C.A.Mey. trib. Cardueae
SynonymsCnicus esculentus Siev.
 Cirsium rhodoleucanthum Walp.
 Cnicus gmelinii Spreng.
Habitatgrassland
Altitude500-3200m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves green, long hirsute, winged petiolate, oblanceolate, 6-20cm, pinnatipartite, segments ovate, spinose, capitula 5-9 in sessile cluster, involucre glabrous
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typerosette
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
root cuttings in late winter
Territory Europe
     Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine )
Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Altay , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia )
     Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan )
     Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus )
     Western Asia (Turkey )
     China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Xinjiang )
     Mongolia
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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ASTERACEAE

Cirsium esculentum (Siev.) C.A.Mey., Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 4: 43 (1845)

Basionym:
Cnicus esculentus Siev., Neueste Nord. Beitr. Phys. Geogr. Erd.-Völkerbeschreib. 7: 362 (1796)

Synonyms:
Cirsium acaule esculentum (Siev.) Werner

Cirsium acaule gmelinii (Spreng.) DC.
Cirsium rhodoleucanthum Walp.
Cnicus gmelinii Spreng.

European Russia, Ukraine, Siberia, c. Asia, Caucasus, Turkey, n. China, Mongolia
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500-3200m

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