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Asteraceae

Carduus occidentalis Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Carduus

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Carduus occidentalis: Venus thistle
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Common names

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Spanish
Cirsium occidentale, Cirsium occidentale subsp. eu-occidentale, Cnicus lilacinus, Cnicus occidentalis

Synonyms

  • Carduus occidentalis var. occidentalis

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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.