Thistles & Allies
Thistle Family - Asteraceae
Spiny Globe-thistle Echinops spinosissimusNative to the southern Mediterranean Region and the Middle East. Occasional on rough or disturbed ground.
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Cage Thistle Atractylis cancellata
Native from Macaronesia eastwards through the Mediterranean Region to the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan. Occasional in stony places.
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Flat-topped Carline Thistle Carlina corymbosa
Native throughout southern Europe. Common in stony places.
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Southern False Saw-wort Crupina crupinastrum
Native throughout southern Europe and into Asia Minor. Frequent in stony places.
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Centaurea raphanina ssp. mixta
Endemic to southern Greece and the Aegean Islands. Found in open, stony places and coastal areas.
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Centaurea seridis ssp. sonchifolia
A scarce species, found in coastal sands in a few scattered places around the Mediterranean.
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White Cardoon Cynara cornigera
Native to the eastern Mediterranean. Occasional in stony places.
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Lamyropsis cynaroides
Native to southern Greece and western Turkey. Occasional in stony places and roadsides.
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Shrubby Feather-thistle Ptilostemon chamaepeuce
Native to the eastern Mediterranean, usually on well-drained slopes on roadside banks or cliffs.
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Cudweed Feather-thistle Ptilostemon gnaphalioides
Native to parts of Italy, Greece, Turkey and Libya. Resembles Shrubby Feather-thistle but has spiny phyllaries.
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Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Native throughout much of Europe, North Africa and eastward to India. Widely established as an introduction elsewhere.
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Picnomon Picnomon acana
Native through the Mediterranean Region and eastwards to western Asia. Frequent in stony places.
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Southern Slender Thistle Carduus pycnocephalus
Native through the Mediterranean Region, much of southern Europe and eastwards to western Asia. Common in stony places and disturbed ground.
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White-spotted Thistle Tyrimnus leucographus
Native through the Mediterranean Region. Occasional in dry, stony places.
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Purple Milk-thistle Galactites tomentosa
Native through Macaronesia and the Mediterranean Region. Common in disturbed ground and on roadsides.
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