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Cirsium glabrum DC. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCirsium glabrum DC. trib. Cardueae
BibliographyFl. Franc. [A.P.de Candolle & J.B.A.M.de Lamarck], éd. 3, 6: 463 (1815)
Native RangePyrenees
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitudesubalpine
Descriptionglabrous, pale green, leaves linear-lanceolate, pinnatifid, segments shortly triangular, spinose-ciliate, tipped with long spine, spines white, capitula crowded in cluster
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
root cuttings in late winter
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
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