Asteraceae
Carduus carduelis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carduus
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Synonyms
- Arctium carduelis L.
- Carduus alpestris Willd.
- Carduus alpestris Waldst. & Kit.
- Carduus defloratus subsp. carduelis (L.) Hegi
- Cirsium arctioides Scop.
Photos

Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.