cotton thistle, Scottish thistle (Onopordum acanthium)

Onopordum acanthium is a species in the Onopordum genus. It is commonly known as cotton thistle, Scottish thistle This name is accepted name for the species in the family Asteraceae subfamily Carduoideae, tribe Cynareae, . . This species is found in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia.