Cirsium creticum
species of plant
Cirsium creticum is a species of plant native around the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
Distribution
The species is present to the following places:
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Metropolitan France
Occitania(close to Toulouse)
Corsica
Italy (geographical region)
Sicily
Italian Peninsula
Italy
San Marino
Vatican City
North Macedonia
Iran
Turkey
Romania
Greece
Libya
Subspecies
The species has the following subspecies.
Cirsium creticum subsp. creticum
Cirsium creticum subsp. gaillardotii
Cirsium creticum subsp.
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