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Asteraceae

Carduus carduelis (L.) Gren.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Carduus

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Carduus carduelis: Carduus carduelis (?) at Helm mountain near Sexten, Italy
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Arctium carduelis L.
  • Carduus alpestris Willd.
  • Carduus alpestris Waldst. & Kit.
  • Carduus defloratus subsp. carduelis (L.) Hegi
  • Cirsium arctioides Scop.

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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.