Asteraceae
Spiny plumeless thistle
Carduus acanthoides
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carduus
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- لسان شوكاني
- arz
- لسان شوكانى
- Azerbaijani
- Tikanlı şeytanqanqalı
- Belarusian
- Чартапалох калючы
- Bulgarian
- Късодръжков магарешки бодил
- Chinese
- 節毛飛廉, 节毛飞廉, 飞廉
- csb
- Zjeżony òst
- Czech
- Bodlák obecný
- Danish
- Tornet Tidsel
- Dutch
- Langstekelige distel, Veeldoorndistel, Veeldoornige distel
- English
- Spiny plumeless thistle, Bristly thistle, Plumeless thistle, Welted thistle
- Estonian
- Torkav karuohakas
- Finnish
- Piikkikarhiainen
- Georgian
- Ეკლიანი ნარშავი
- German
- Weg-Distel, Bärenklauartige Distel, Stachelige Distel, Weg-Ringdistel, Wegdistel
- Hungarian
- Útszéli bogáncs
- Italian
- Cardo branca-orsina, Cardo falso acanto
- Korean
- 개줄덩굴
- Lithuanian
- Dygliuotasis dagys
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Piggtistel
- Persian
- خاربن بیکاکل
- Polish
- Oset nastroszony
- Russian
- Чертополох колючий, Чертополох акантоидный, Чертополох акантолистный, Чертополох мощный, Чертополох шиповатый
- Slovak
- Bodliak obyčajný
- Swedish
- Piggtistel
- zza
- Kerbeş
Synonyms
- Carduus acanthoides f. acanthoides
- Carduus acuminatus Gaud. ex Rchb.
- Carduus camporum Boiss.
- Carduus crispus Huds.
- Carduus crispus var. litiginosus Gren. & Godr.
- Carduus fortior Klokov
- Carduus martrinii Martrin-Donos
- Carduus medius subsp. martrinii (Martrin-Donos) Kazmi
- Carduus murfatlarii Nyar. & Prodan
- Carduus polyacanthus Schreb.
- Carduus polyanthos Schreb.
- Carduus ruderalis Tausch ex Nyman
- Carduus sinuatus Gilib.
- Carduus thessalus Boiss. & Heldr.
- Carduus velebiticus Borbás
Flowers
- In flower
- June to October (from 1,242 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dr. Guido Bohne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daryl Nolan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pavel Komkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Евгения, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andy Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.