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Cirsium
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Cirsium is a genus of perennial and biennial flowering plants in the Asteraceae, one of several genera known commonly as thistles. They are more precisely known as plume thistles. These differ from other thistle genera (Carduus, Silybum and Onopordum) in having a seed with a pappus of feathered hairs on their achenes. The other genera have a pappus of simple unbranched hairs.
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Cirsium is a genus of plants within the family Asteraceae, commonly known as thistles. It belongs to the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida. The genus was described by Mill. and is classified under the parent taxon Cynareae. Its scientific name is Cirsium Mill., and it is listed as an accepted taxon.
The native range of Cirsium includes regions such as Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, the Aleutian Islands, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, and Assam. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, with specimens held by institutions including the University of Alberta Museums and CIIDIR-IPN. The genus has been documented in the Gujin Tushu Jicheng.
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Species
thistles
Cirsium
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
本文介紹的是植物中的薊花。關於薊的其它含義，請見「薊」。 种 约200种[1]，参见本文。 薊屬（学名：Cirsium），屬於菊科，是多年生植物，至少150种，分布于北温带。其中较多见的为大薊，是蘇格蘭國花。学名Cirsium来源于希腊语“kirsos”。 目录 1 醫學用途 2 物种 3 参考文献 4 外部链接 醫學用途 止血 消腫 物种 Cirsium arizonicum Cirsium canum 薊花上的熊蜂 翼蓟 Cirsium vulgare Cirsium acarna - Soldier Thistle Cirsium acaule - Stemless Thistle, Dwarf Thistle Cirsium altissimum - Roadside Thistle, Tall Thistle Cirsium amblylepis - Mt. Tamalpais Thistle Cirsium andersonii - Anderson's Thistle, Rose Thistle Cirsium andrewsii - Franciscan Thistle Cirsium araneans - Jeweled Thistle Cirsium arcuum - Powderpuff Thistle Cirsium aridum - Desert Thistle Cirsium arizonicum - Arizona Thistle Cirsium arvense - Creeping Thistle, Field Thistle, Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense var.argenteum Cirsium arvense var. integrifolium Cirsium arvense var. mite Cirsium arvense var. vestitum Cirsium barnebyi - Barneby's Thistle Cirsium brachycephalum Cirsium brevifolium - Palouse Thistle Cirsium brevistylum - Clustered Thistle Cirsium calcareum - Cainville Thistle Cirsium californicum - California Thistle Cirsium callilepis - Fringebract Thistle Cirsium campylon - Mount Hamilton Thistle Cirsium canescens - Platte Thistle, Prairie Thistle Cirsium canovirens
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,010
- With media
- 4,573
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CIIDIR-IPN, FCB-BUAP, INECOL, FC-UNAM, COLO
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Mexico
Research
507 papers- Californian thistle (Cirsium arvense): endophytes and Puccinia punctiformis.ReviewPest management science · 2024Kentjens W, Casonato S, Kaiser CDOI: 10.1002/ps.7387
- Recent research progress of Cirsium medicinal plants in China.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021Luo W, Wu B, Tang L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114475
- Antibacterial Activity of Plants in Cirsium: A Comprehensive Review.ReviewChinese journal of integrative medicine · 2024Tang XM, Xie MX, Gou JL et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11655-024-3757-2
- Hydroethanolic extract of Cirsium setidens ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by AMPK-PGC-1α-SOD-mediated mitochondrial protection.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2024Song JH, Kim MS, Lee SH et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155633
- Cirsium arvense and Cirsium vulgare: Comparative Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Review.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Kartbayeva E, Seitimova G, Satmbekova D et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules31071211
- Seco-nortriterpenoids from Cirsium setosum and their anti-inflammatory activity.Fitoterapia · 2024Xu QJ, Liu JC, Huang CJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105879
- Cirsium japonicum leaf extract attenuated lipopolysaccharide-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome in mice via suppression of the NLRP3 and HIF1α pathways.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025Lim EY, Kim GD, Kim HJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2025.156601
- Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Cirsium kawakamii from Taiwan.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Chen YJ, Chen HJ, Chung WHDOI: 10.3390/jof9111076
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- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asterales/asteraceae/cirsium
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Cirsium is a genus of perennial and biennial flowering plants in the Asteraceae, one of several genera known commonly as thistles. They are more precisely known as plume thistles. These differ from other thistle genera (Carduus, Silybum and Onopordum) in having a seed with a pappus of feathered hairs on their achenes. The other genera have a pappus of simple unbranched hairs.
They are mostly native to Eurasia and northern Africa, with about 60 species from North America (although several species have been introduced outside their native ranges). The lectotype species of the genus is Cirsium heterophyllum (L.) Hill.
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