Asteraceae
Carduus chrysacanthus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carduus
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Common names
By language (1)
- German
- Apenninen-Distel
Synonyms
- Carduus canaliculatus Dulac
- Carduus carlinaefolius Ten.
- Carduus carlinoides Ten.
- Carduus chrysacanthus subsp. chrysacanthus
- Carduus chrysacanthus var. chrysacanthus
- Carduus chrysacanthus var. semiglaber Fiori
Photos

Photo: Enrico Blasutto. Original uploader was Enrico Blasutto at it.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.