Onopordum acanthium, cotton thistle
Species type: Plant
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Onopordum
Species: acanthium
Authority: L.
Common names: cotton thistle
Targeted for biocontrol by: Trichosirocalus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) = T. mortadelo and T. briesei, nodding thistle crown weevil Details