Asteraceae
Carline thistle
Carlina vulgaris
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carlina
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Carline thistle
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.