Cirsium erisithales, the yellow thistle or yellow melancholy thistle, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.Tropicos,Cirsium erisithales
Description Cirsium erisithales can reach a height of . The stems are erect, almost hairless. This plant has just a few leaves, with tooth-shaped lobes. Flower heads are lemon yellow, solitary or in groups (up to 5), with a diameter of .Biolib taxon profile
Distribution This species is widespread in southern and eastern Europe, though nowhere very common. It is present in the mountains of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, the Balkans, Greece, southern Russia, etc.Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo zampa d'orso, yellow thistle, Cirsium erisithales (Jacq.) Scop. includes photos and European distribution map
Habitat Cirsium erisithales grows in fresh wood (beech), rocky slopes, meadows and waters edge. It prefers calcareous or volcanic soils, at an elevation of above sea level.Pignatti 1982, Flora d'Italia. Volume 3, Bologna, Edagricole, 1982, pag. 161
References
External links in French with photos Acta Plantarum in Italian with photos