Cirsium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κίρσιον (kírsion, “kind of thistle”).
Proper noun
Cirsium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – many thistles.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Carduoideae - subfamily; Cardueae - tribe; Carduinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cirsium helenioides (syn.? Cirsium heterophyllum) - type species
References
- Cirsium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cirsium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Cirsium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Cirsium at Plants of the World Online