- blessed thistle, sweet sultan, Cnicus benedictus - annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
--1 is a kind of thistle
--1 is a member of Cnicus, genus Cnicus - sweet sultan, Centaurea imperialis - perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
--2 is a kind of flower
--2 is a member of Centaurea, genus Centaurea - sweet sultan, Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata - Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
--3 is a kind of flower
--3 is a member of Amberboa, genus Amberboa