Cirsium acaule

Cirsium acaule
	Cirsium acaule/acaulon (Dwarf Thistle)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cirsium
Species:	C. acaule
Binomial name
	Cirsium acaule; (L.) A.A.Weber ex Wigg. 1780 not Scop. 1780 nor Ledeb. 1833
Synonyms
	Synonymy Carduus acaulis L. ; Carduus caulescens Pers. ex Steud. ; Carduus gmelini Steud. ; Carduus rosenii Vill. ; Carduus spinosus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. ; Cirsium allionii Spenn. ; Cirsium alpestre Nägeli ; Cirsium bipontinum F.W.Schultz ; Cirsium consanguineum DC. ; Cirsium decipiens Nyman ; Cirsium decoloratum W.D.J.Koch ; Cirsium exigium Bubani ; Cirsium fallax Franch. ; Cirsium lachenalii W.D.J.Koch ; Cirsium rosenii Vill. ; Cirsium sorocephalum DC. ; Cnicus affghanicus C.Winkl. ex Petr. ;

Cirsium acaule or acaulon has the English name dwarf thistle or stemless thistle. It is widespread across much of Europe. It is often found on short, calcerous grasslands.

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