Pollinator plant

Silver Thistle

Carlina acaulis

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Common names

32 names · 27 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Silver Thistle[1][2]
  • Stemless carline thistle
  • Stemless Carline-thistle[1][2]
Other languages (26)
Dutch
  • Driedistel
  • Zilverdistel[1][2]
French
Albanian
  • Ushojza pa kërcell[2]
Basque
  • Eguzki-lore luze[2]
  • Eguzkilore[2]
Catalan
  • Card cardener[2]
  • Cardiguera[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 无茎刺苞菊[2]
Czech
  • pupava bezlodyžná[2]
Danish
  • Bjergtidsel[2]
Esperanto
  • Sentiga arĝentokardo[2]
Estonian
  • varretu keelikurohi[2]
Finnish
  • Hopeakurho[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Szártalan bábakalács[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • チャボアザミ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Bestiebė karlina[2]
Norwegian
  • sølvtistel[2]
Polish
  • Dziewięćsił bezłodygowy[2]
Romanian
  • Ciurul zânelor[2]
Russian
  • Колючник бесстебельный[2]
Serbian
  • Вилино сито[2]
Slovak
  • krasovlas bezbyľový[2]
Slovenian
  • bodeča neža[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • Silvertistel[2]
Ukrainian
  • Дев'ятисил безстеблий[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Carlina acaulis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Silberdistel — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Silver Thistle — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Stemless Carline-thistle — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Carlina angélica — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Carline acaule — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Carlina bianca — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Zilverdistel — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
[2] Carlina acaulis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Silberdistel — results[8].names[2]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Silver Thistle — results[8].names[1]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Stemless Carline-thistle — results[8].names[3]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Carlina angélica — results[8].names[28]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Carline acaule — results[8].names[5]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Carlina bianca — results[8].names[6]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Zilverdistel — results[8].names[10]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Dziewięćsił bezłodygowy — results[8].names[4]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • pupava bezlodyžná — results[8].names[7]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Szártalan bábakalács — results[8].names[8]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Silvertistel — results[8].names[9]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Sentiga arĝentokardo — results[8].names[11]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Ushojza pa kërcell — results[8].names[12]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Колючник бесстебельный — results[8].names[13]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Вилино сито — results[8].names[14]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Дев'ятисил безстеблий — results[8].names[15]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Eguzki-lore luze — results[8].names[16]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Ciurul zânelor — results[8].names[17]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Hopeakurho — results[8].names[18]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Bestiebė karlina — results[8].names[19]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • varretu keelikurohi — results[8].names[20]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Card cardener — results[8].names[21]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • sølvtistel — results[8].names[22]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • チャボアザミ — results[8].names[23]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • krasovlas bezbyľový — results[8].names[24]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • bodeča neža — results[8].names[25]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Bjergtidsel — results[8].names[26]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Cardiguera — results[8].names[27]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • Eguzkilore — results[8].names[29]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
  • 无茎刺苞菊 — results[8].names[30]; taxon id 56299; Carlina acaulis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Asteraceae

Genus-level classification for Carlina; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Stemless carline thistle (Carlina acaulis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Carlina — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 301836; ID 3HNR; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Carlina acaulis — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1430705; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1503227, 1503228, 1503229, 1503230, 1503231, 1503232, 1503233, 1503234, 1503235, 1503236, 1503237, 1503238, 1503239, 1503240, 1503241, 1503242, 1503243

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.