Species features
| Common name | Balkan Thistle |
| Latin name | Cirsium appendiculatum Griseb. |
| Conservation status and threats | NOT protected species in Bulgaria. |
| Description and identification | Herbaceous perennial plant. Flowering June - September. |
| Distribution in Bulgaria | In the next floristic regions: Vitosha Region, Stara Planina (west and middle), The Rhodopes (west and middle), The Belasitsa, The Struma Valley, The Pirin, The Rila and West Frontier Mountains. Between 1000 and 2500 m a.s.l.(Delipavlov et al., 2003). |
| General disribution | Balkan endemic. |