soldier thistle (Picnomon acarna)

Picnomon acarna is a species in the Picnomon genus. It is commonly known as soldier 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, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.