ARKive - Spear thistle - Cirsium vulgare- species related by group

Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Hairy fleabane (Conyza bonariensis)
Information on the hairy fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Centaurea (Centaurea pseudosinaica)
Information on Centaurea pseudosinaica is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Zoegea (Zoegea purpurea)
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Prickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides)
Information on the prickly goldenfleece is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 11 Images 0 videos
Crepis (Crepis micrantha)
Information on Crepis micrantha is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Rose of Jericho (Pallenis hierochuntica)
Information on the Rose of Jericho (Pallenis hierochuntica) is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More 6 Images 0 videos
Doellia (Doellia bovei)
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Cymbolaena (Cymbolaena griffithii)
Information on Cymbolaena griffithii is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Echinops (Echinops ellenbeckii)
Information on Echinops ellenbeckii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Chromolaena (Chromolaena lucayana)
Information on Chromolaena lucayana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Aegopordon (Aegopordon berardioides)
Information on Aegopordon berardioides is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Helichrysum (Helichrysum cutchicum)
Information on Helichrysum cutchicum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Baccharis (Baccharis woodii)
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Echinops (Echinops spinosissimus)
Information on Echinops spinosissimus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Hemp-agrimony is a tall and bushy plant which is in no way related to the plants hemp or agrimony. It has a woody rootstock and downy shoots... More 12 Images 1 Video
Norwegian mugwort (Artemisia norvegica)
Norwegian mugwort is a rare alpine herb that forms small, aromatic tufted plants. The deeply toothed leaves are hairy on both the upper and... More 3 Images 0 videos
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
The attractive flowers of the cornflower are a bright celebratory blue, distinctive enough to have given its name to a colour. The narrow... More 8 Images 2 Videos
Daisy (Bellis azorica)
Species information on Bellis azorica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg)
Dandelions are well-known, robust weeds; the common name derives from the French 'dent de lion', meaning 'lion's tooth', which refers to the... More 12 Images 3 Videos
Red-tipped cudweed (Filago lutescens)
Red-tipped cudweed is an upright plant, with a grey-green, branched stem. The leaves are spear-shaped and have fine yellowish hairs on them... More 8 Images 0 videos
Tennessee purple coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis)
Vivid pink to purplish flowers crown the stems of this perennial herb, adorning the plant with colour from mid-spring until mid-autumn... More 5 Images 0 videos
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yarrow is a common herb that has been highly regarded for its medicinal properties in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times. The erect stems are... More 10 Images 1 Video
Daisy (Bellis perennis)
The humble yet cheerfully attractive daisy is familiar to most as a 'weed' of lawns and a feature of many children's games. The small, hairy... More 8 Images 2 Videos
Daisy tree (Scalesia divisa)
Owing to their extensive evolutionary radiation in the Galapagos archipelago, the 15 species of daisy tree that comprise the genus Scalesia... More 1 Image 0 videos
Narrow-leaved cudweed (Filago gallica)
Narrow-leaved cudweed produces tiny flowers and has small, narrow, silvery-grey to green leaves. The seeds are known as achenes, which are... More 7 Images 0 videos
Butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
Butterbur is so called as the huge rhubarb-like leaves with their downy undersides were used to wrap around butter in the days before... More 12 Images 1 Video
Fen ragwort (Senecio paludosus)
This fenland plant is one of England's rarest wild plants. It can grow up to 2 meters in height, produces many large yellow daisy-like... More 7 Images 1 Video
Colt’s-foot (Tussilago farfara)
Colt’s foot is one of the earliest flowers each spring. The alternative name ‘son-before-father’ refers to the fact that the bright yellow... More 15 Images 2 Videos
Arfaj (Rhanterium epapposum)
A dwarf shrub with spherical foliage and beautiful, large, yellow-brown inflorescences, the arfaj, the national flower of Kuwait, grows in... More 4 Images 0 videos
Stinking hawk's-beard (Crepis foetida)
Stinking hawk's-beard is a member of the large family of composites which includes daisies, thistles and dandelions. It is distinguished... More 7 Images 0 videos

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