Photo: Onopordum acanthium 3.

Photo: Onopordum acanthium 3.

Flowerbuds, and those gorgeous spiny leaves. Brussels bot.g., Belgium. Planted. 2008-06-05.


Onopordum acanthium L.
Engl.: Scotch cottonthistle, cotton thistle, heraldic thistle, Scotch common-thistle, Scotch thistle, woolly thistle.
Deu.: Eselsdistel.
Suom.: kruunuohdake, okakruunuohdake.
Sven.: ulltistel, tistelborre.
Fran.: onoporde acanthe, acanthe sauvage.
Dutch: wegdistel