Cirsium palustre

Cirsium palustre
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cirsium
Species:	C. palustre
Binomial name
	Cirsium palustre; (L.) Scop.
Synonyms
	Selected synonyms Carduus chailleti Godr. ; Carduus laciniatus Lam. ; Carduus palustris L. ; Cirsium chailletii Gaudin ; Cirsium kochianum Loehr ; Cirsium laciniatum Nyman ; Cirsium lacteum Schleich. ex W.Koch ; Cirsium palatinum Sch.Bip. ex Nyman ; Cirsium parviflorum Lange ex Nyman ; Cnicus palustris (L.) Willd. ; Cynara palustris Stokes ;

Cirsium palustre, the marsh thistle or European swamp thistle, is a herbaceous biennial (or often perennial) flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.