Cirsium creticum
Cirsium creticum
- Native to:
- Albania | Bulgaria | Corse | East Aegean Is. | Greece | Iran | Italy | Kriti | Lebanon-Syria | Libya | NW. Balkan Pen. | Palestine | Romania | Sicilia | Türkiye | Türkiye-in-Europe
Wikimedia: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Genus:
- Cirsium
- Species:
- Cirsium creticum
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- purple, pink
Keystone Species Ranking
- Pollen Specialist Bee Keystone:
- ★★★★☆ Native pollen specialist bee species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies, birds
Source: deepseek-v4-flash