Onopordum acanthium

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Onopordum
Species:	Onopordum acanthium
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
C value
Status
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Onopordum acanthium L. ssp. acanthium

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Onopordum acanthium var. acanthium	Onopordum acanthium var. acanthium

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Kenton (KY), Putnam (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: HTTU, KNK

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 1995

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000005800	Campbell	Kentucky	30 Jun 1974	Thieret, John 48311	KNK Onopordum acanthium
31973000005801	Campbell	Kentucky	30 Jun 1974	Thieret, John 48311	KNK Onopordum acanthium
31973000005802	Campbell	Kentucky	10 Apr 1995	Thieret, John 59604	KNK Onopordum acanthium
31973000005799	Kenton	Kentucky	01 Jul 1978	Applegarth, Patrick 383	KNK Onopordum acanthium
HTTU003647	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Onopordum acanthium

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