Rhodian Cotton Thistle (Onopordum boissierianum)
Onopordum boissierianum is a robust biennial thistle native to the Iberian Peninsula, growing tall with large, spiny, woolly leaves and prominent reddish-purple flower.
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Synonyms
Onopordum rhodense Boiss.
Onopordum sibthorpianum Boiss. & Heldr.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderAsterales
- familyAsteraceae
- genusOnopordum
- speciesOnopordum boissierianum