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June 2022

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genus

Carduus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 820 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000006704.

Species in Carduus ( showing species 1 to 10 of 236)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Carduus abruzzensis Arènes Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris n.s., 24: 251. 1949 wfo-0000014622
Carduus acanthocephalus C.A.Mey. Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer. : 71 (1831) wfo-0000015854
Carduus acanthoides d'Urv. Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 361. 1822 wfo-0000029912
Carduus acanthoides L. Sp. Pl. : 821 (1753) wfo-0000114356
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus crispus var. litiginosus Gren. & Godr. Fl. France 2: 230 (1850) wfo-0000081629
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus crispus Huds. Fl. Angl. (Hudson) (ed. 2) 2: 350. 1778 wfo-0000090729
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus medius subsp. martrinii (Martrin-Donos) Kazmi Kazmi in Mitt. Bot. Staatsamml. München 5. 1964. 393 1964 wfo-0000100910
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Polyacantha acanthoides Hill Herb. Brit. 1: 69 (1769) wfo-0000122801
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus acanthoides f. acanthoides wfo-0000123811
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus velebiticus Borbás 275 1885 wfo-0000137106
Carduus acanthoides Gren. & Godr. Fl. France [Grenier] 2: 231, sec. Nym. Consp. 411. 1850 [Nov 1850] wfo-0000122758
Carduus acaulis Thunb. Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 306. 1784 [Aug 1784] wfo-0000026990
Carduus acicularis Bertol. Ann. Storia Nat. 1: 274 (1829) wfo-0000022856
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus esdraelonicus Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 90 (1849) wfo-0000006933
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus rugulosus Guss. 1844 wfo-0000018249
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus neglectus Ten. Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1830: 14 wfo-0000025502
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus bicolor Vis. Fl. Dalmat. ii. 48. t. 49. fig. 2 (1847) wfo-0000035987
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus argentatus subsp. acicularis (Bertol.) Meikle Fl. Cyprus 2: 949, 1897 (1985): (1985) wfo-0001365536
Carduus adpressus C.A.Mey. Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer. : 71 (1831) wfo-0000130334
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus multijugus Tamamsch. wfo-0000030842
Carduus affinis Guss. Pl. Rar. 334. t. 57. wfo-0000012704
Carduus afromontanus R.E.Fr. Acta Horti Berg. 8: 21 (1925) wfo-0000000948
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus afromontanus var. afromontanus wfo-0000051939
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Carduus afromontanus var. breviflorus R.E.Fr. Acta Horti Bergiani 8: 22 1923 wfo-0000073525

Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 0 of 0)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Carduus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Carduus americanus var. perplexans A.Nelson New Man. Bot. Centr. Rocky Mt. : 585 (1909) wfo-0000106708
Carduus ammophilus Hoffmanns. & Link Fl. Portug. 2: 187 (1820-1834) wfo-0000137869
Carduus amplifolius Greene Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1892: 363 (1893) wfo-0000021838
Carduus amsteinii Brügger Jahresber. Naturf. Ges. Graubündens II. xxiii.-xxiv. (1880) 106. wfo-0000070357
Carduus andersonii Greene Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1892: 362 (1893) wfo-0000060288
Carduus andrewsii Greene Fl. Francisc. : 478 (1897) wfo-0000133675
Carduus angustifolius Lam. Encycl. 1: 703 (1785) wfo-0000021025
Carduus argiroa Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 413 (1879) wfo-0000094367
Carduus arizonicus Greene Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1892: 362 (1893) wfo-0000115846
Carduus arvensis var. albiflorus Farw. Asa Gray Bull. 3: 22 (1895) wfo-0000110043