Dwarf thistle

dwarf thistle

Bill Martin

Dwarf thistle

As its name suggests, the Dwarf thistle is a low-growing plant that is almost stemless - its purple, thistle-like flower heads growing out of a rosette of spiny leaves.

Enw gwyddonol

Cirsium acaule

Pryd i'w gweld

June to September

Species information

Ystadegau

Height: up to 15cm
Common.

Habitats

Ynghylch

The Dwarf thistle is a low-growing, almost stemless thistle that is mainly found on chalk grassland, particularly when it is grazed. It displays a singular, reddish-purple flower head that blooms from June to September, growing from a rosette of spiny, hairy leaves.

Sut i'w hadnabod

The Dwarf thistle displays a purple, solitary flower head on top of a rosette of spiny, hairy leaves. It is almost stemless, and is very low-growing.

Dosbarthiad

Local distribution in England and South Wales.

Roeddech chi yn gwybod?

The Dwarf thistle is also known as the Stemless Thistle because it looks like it doesn't have a stem at all; its flowers grow from a rosette of leaves, but usually have very short stems, in fact.