As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Cirsium
This genus name was first published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. [334] (1754)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000008373.
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ■ synonym | 1,046 | 49% |
| ■ unplaced | 587 | 28% |
| ■ accepted | 497 | 23% |
| Total | 2,130 |
Synonyms of Cirsium
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breea | Syn. Gen. Compos. : 9 (1832) | wfo-4000005382 | ||
| Cnicus | Sp. Pl. : 826 (1753) | wfo-4000008696 | ||
| Eriolepis | Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 41: 331 (1826) | wfo-4000013845 | ||
| Onotrophe | Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 36: 145 (1825) | wfo-4000026894 | ||
| Cephalanoplos | – | — | wfo-4100001415 | |
| Cephalanophlos | – | — | wfo-4100001437 | |
| Echinais | – | wfo-4100001497 |
Species in Cirsium ( showing species 1 to 10 of 497)
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirsium abukumense | Mem. Natl. Sci. Mus. (Tokyo) 29: 96 (1996) (1996) | wfo-0000088484 | ||
| Cirsium acantholepis | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 27(2): 211 (1910) | wfo-0000129390 | ||
| Carduus acantholepis | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1892: 363 (1893) | wfo-0000006125 | ||
| Cnicus acantholepis | Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 2(10): 251 (1881) | wfo-0000044211 | ||
| Cirsium acantholepis var. acantholepis | – | wfo-0000056121 | ||
| Cirsium acantholepis | 1881 | wfo-0000066375 | ||
| Cirsium acaule | 59 1780 | — | wfo-0000074701 | |
| Cirsium sorocephalum | Prodr. 6: 636 (1838) | — | wfo-0000016330 | |
| Cirsium congestum var. congestum | – | — | wfo-0000049482 | |
| Cirsium congestum subsp. congestum | – | — | wfo-0000050277 | |
| Cirsium acaule | Annus Hist.-Nat. 2: 62 (1769) | wfo-0000079827 | ||
| Cirsium aciculare | Flora 12(1, Ergänzungsbl.): 40 (1829) | wfo-0000021544 | ||
| Cirsium orgyale | Flora 12(1, Ergänzungsbl.): 41 (1829) | wfo-0000132775 | ||
| Cirsium acrolepis | Phytologia 50: 317 (1982) | wfo-0000023511 | ||
| Cirsium occidentale subsp. acrolepis | Bot. Tidsskr. 31: 66 (1911) | wfo-0000105219 | ||
| Cirsium adjaricum | Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , ser. 2, 2: 20 (1895) | wfo-0000033210 | ||
| Cirsium adjaricum subsp. adjaricum | – | wfo-0000057626 | ||
| Cirsium noli-tangere | Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. , ser. 2, 2: 11 (1895) | wfo-0000061775 | ||
| Cirsium adjaricum subsp. nutans | Petr. in Trudy Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 12(1). 1912. 37 1912 | wfo-0000071294 | ||
| Cirsium puniceum | Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1961: 37 (1961) (1961) | wfo-0000073490 | ||
| Cirsium caucasicum subsp. cladophorum | Trudy Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 12(1): 39 (1912) | wfo-0000074124 | ||
| Cirsium aduncum | Prodr. 6: 636 (1838) | wfo-0000033775 | ||
| Cirsium fallax | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11: 280 (1838) | wfo-0000087290 | ||
| Cirsium calvescens | Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1961: 35 (1961) (1961) | wfo-0000093916 | ||
| Cirsium yamense | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 228 (1929) | wfo-0000130469 | ||
| Cirsium affine | Flora 16(1): 228 (1833) | wfo-0000045154 | ||
| Cirsium inerme | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 301 (1822) | wfo-0000025731 | ||
| Cnicus cynaroides | Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 1670 (1803) | wfo-0000060472 | ||
| Cnicus inermis | Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 1672 (1803) | wfo-0000084072 | ||
| Eriolepis lanigera | Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 470 (1827) | wfo-0000130505 | ||
| Cirsium cynaroides | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2(5/6): 254 (1846) | wfo-0000134192 | ||
| Cirsium aggregatum | Fl. Ross. 2(2,7): 737 (1846) | wfo-0000001107 |
Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 696)
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cirsium:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirsium abetonense | Pl. Syst. Evol. 309(3)-20: 17 2023 | wfo-1000057064 | ||
| Cirsium abruptum | Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 36: 62 (1898) | wfo-0000003182 | ||
| Cirsium acanthifolium | Bull. Soc. Dauphin. Échange Pl. iii. (1876) 73. | wfo-0000138336 | ||
| Cirsium acanthifolium | Ann. Bot. (Rome) 12: 22, hybr. (1913) | wfo-0000011386 | ||
| Cirsium acantholepis var. heterolepis | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 27(2): 212 (1910) | wfo-0001380399 | ||
| Cirsium acaule | Primitiae Florae Holsaticae 1780 | wfo-0000003976 | ||
| Cirsium acaule var. acaule | – | — | wfo-0000056753 | |
| Cirsium acaule var. americanus | – | wfo-0001392588 | ||
| Cirsium acaulescens | Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. [Jepson] 1165. 1925 [24 Nov 1925] | wfo-0000114836 | ||
| Cirsium acaulon | – | — | wfo-1000056233 |