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Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Scotch Cottonthistle

Common Name
Scotch cottonthistle
cotton thistle
heraldic thistle
Scotch cotton thistle
Scotch thistle

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
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Branches of Onopordum acanthium

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Form0
Subform0
Subspecies1
Variety0
Subvariety0
All Subtaxa10

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
InfrakingdomStreptophyta
SuperdivisionEmbryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusOnopordum
SpeciesOnopordum acanthium

Viewing: descendants of Onopordum acanthium