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Melancholy Thistle
Cirsium heterophyllum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Cirsium helenioides
creeping thistleCirsium arvense
Alpine ThistleCarduus defloratus
Brook ThistleCirsium rivulare
Queen Anne's thistleCirsium canum
Bull ThistleCirsium vulgare
black knapweedCentaurea nigra
Cabbage ThistleCirsium oleraceum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 116,397 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 116,397 |
| Russia | 3,877 |
| Finland | 828 |
| Moscow Oblast | 669 |
| Norway | 436 |
| United Kingdom | 424 |
| Austria | 379 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 351 |
| Sweden | 322 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | Plume Thistles · Cirsium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Melancholy Thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.