Asteraceae
Italian plumeless thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carduus
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- لسان غليظ الرأس, شوك غليظ الرأس, فرياس, لسان الضب, لسان الكلب
- arz
- لسان غليظ الراس
- Chinese
- 密头飞廉
- Croatian
- Sitnoglavičasti stričak
- English
- Italian plumeless thistle, Italian thistle
- French
- Chardon à capitules denses
- Italian
- Cardo saettone
- Kurdish
- Kerbeşê Reş, کەربەشێ رەش
- Persian
- تاتاری پرگل
- Spanish
- Cardo crespo, Cardo de Plymouth, Cardo fino, Cardo italiano, Cardus pycnocephalus
- Tamil
- கார்டுவஸ் பிக்னோசெபலஸ்
- Welsh
- Ysgallen Plymouth
Synonyms
- Carduus pycnocephalus var. pycnocephalus
- Carduus tenuiflorus var. pycnocephalus (L.) DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.