Cirsium acaule or acaulon has the English name dwarf thistle or stemless thistle. It is widespread across much of Europe.[2] It is often found on short, calcerous grasslands.
Cirsium acaule is a perennial herb. The leaves are a spreading rosette, spiny, 10 to 15 cm long.
There is usually only one flower head, although there can sometimes be 2 or 3. Usually it is not stalked from the leaf rosette. The flower head is 3 to 4 cm long, the florets are red/purple. They flower from June to September.[3]
Cirsium acaule or acaulon has the English name dwarf thistle or stemless thistle. It is widespread across much of Europe. It is often found on short, calcerous grasslands.
