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Brook Thistle

Cirsium rivulare

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Common names

16 names · 15 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (14)
Dutch
  • Oeverdistel
French
Czech
  • pcháč potoční[2]
Estonian
Finnish
  • puro-ohdake[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Csermelyaszat[2]
Lithuanian
  • Paupinė usnis[2]
Polish
  • Ostrożeń łąkowy[2]
Russian
  • Бодяк речной[2]
  • Бодяк ручейный[2]
Slovak
  • pichliač potočný[2]
Slovenian
  • potočni osat[2]
Swedish
  • bäcktistel[2]
Ukrainian
  • Осот прибережний[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] Cirsium rivulare — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Brook Thistle — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Bach- Kratzdistel — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Cirse des ruisseaux — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
[2] Cirsium rivulare — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Brook Thistle — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Bach- Kratzdistel — results[23].names[2]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Cirse des ruisseaux — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • pcháč potoční — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • ojaohakas — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Paupinė usnis — results[23].names[6]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Бодяк ручейный — results[23].names[7]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Бодяк речной — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Csermelyaszat — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Ostrożeń łąkowy — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • bäcktistel — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • potočni osat — results[23].names[12]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • Осот прибережний — results[23].names[13]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • puro-ohdake — results[23].names[14]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
  • pichliač potočný — results[23].names[15]; taxon id 209342; Cirsium rivulare.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Botanical family
Asteraceae

The complete-name usages checked in Catalogue of Life agree on this family; authorship and accepted-name identity remain unresolved.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe.

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

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Brook Thistle (Cirsium rivulare) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Cirsium rivulare — 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 5293143; ID VJCQ; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Cirsium rivulare — 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 423326; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1589806, 1589808, 1589809, 1589810, 1589811, 1589812, 1589813, 1589814, 1589815, 1589816, 1589817, 1589818, 1589819, 1589820, 1589821, 1589822, 1589823

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.