Acanthus-leaved Thistle (Carlina acanthifolia) | Project Noah

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Description:

Acanthus-leaved Thistle (Carlina acanthifolia All., 1785) is a perennial herbaceous plant with large inflorescences that lives mostly at ground level, and belongs to the Asteraceae family. Solitary, stemless flower heads with yellowish inner involucral bracts.

Habitat:

Mountain meadow.

Reference Links:

Acanthus-leaved Thistle - Carlina acanthifolia - Overview, Carlina acanthifolia - Wikipedia, The Euro+Med Plantbase Project

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