Picnomon

Picnomon
Picnomon acarna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cynareae
Genus:	Picnomon Adans.
Type species
Picnomon acarna (L.) Cass.
Synonyms
Piknomon Adans., alternate spelling Acarna Vaill. Carduus acarna L. Carlina acarna (L.) M.Bieb. Cirsium pisidium Wettst. Cnicus acarna (L.) L. Carthamus canescens Lam. Cirsium acarna (L.) Moench

Picnomon is a genus of flowering plants in the thistle tribe within the daisy family.

Species

The only known species is Picnomon acarna, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa from Portugal and the Canary Islands to Kazakhstan.