Πίκνομον η άκορνα
Picnomon is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. The only known species is Picnomon acarna, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Etymology of Picnomon acarna: Picnomon derives from the Ancient Greek "πικρός" [pikros] meaning "bitter, spicate, shrill, sharp" and "νομός" [nomos] meaning "pasture", and refers to the sharp spines of this plant that invades pastures. "Acarna" derives from Ancient Greek "ἄκορνα" [akorna], which was used by Theophrastus to call this plant. The etymology of "ἄκορνα" is unknown.
Stromberg believes that the word "άκορνα" comes from the word "ἀκορνός" (ὀκορνός), which denotes a "species of grasshopper", due to the fact that "grasshoppers live on such plants and feed on them".
Picnomon acarna in Cyprus is encountered in the Troodos Mountains Region and the surrounding mountains, and northern/eastern, excluding the Karpasia peninsula. It is found at an altitude between 150–1525 meters. Its flowering period is between July and September.
