Genus: Cirsium
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> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids >
Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe:
Cynareae
About 250 species, found in temperate regions of Europe and America.
Two species have become established in southern Africa.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI).
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