More Genus entries
[ Carduncellus ] [ Carduus ] [ Cardwellia ]

Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Carduus

Hierarchical position of the Genus Carduus

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Asteridae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 405. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Asteranae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 451. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Asterales Lindl. pub. 1833       Familia  Asteraceae Dumort. pub. Comment. Bot.: 55. Nov-Dec 1822. common name: Sunflowers       Subfamilia  Carduoideae Cass. ex Sweet pub. Hort. Brit.: 213. Jul-Aug 1826.       Tribus  Cardueae Cass. pub. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 155. Feb 1819.       Subtribus  Carduinae (Cass.) Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 73. 1827.       Genus  Carduus L. pub. (1753) common name: plumeless thistle

Named members of the Genus Carduus

1	Species  acanthoides L. common name: spiny plumeless thistle
2	Species  altissimus L. syn. Cirsium altissimum
3	Species  americanus (Gray) Rydb. syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum
4	Species  araneosus Osterhout syn. Cirsium araneans
5	Species  arvensis (L.) Robson syn. Cirsium arvense
6	Species  austrinus Small syn. Cirsium texanum
7	Species  carolinianus Walt. syn. Cirsium carolinianum
8	Species  coloradensis Rydb. syn. Cirsium tioganum var. coloradense
9	Species  crispus L. common name: curly plumeless thistle
10	Species  discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. syn. Cirsium discolor
11	Species  helleri Small syn. Cirsium undulatum var. undulatum
12	Species  inamoenus Greene syn. Cirsium neomexicanum var. utahense
13	Species  lanceolatus L. syn. Cirsium vulgare
14	Species  lecontei (Torr. & Gray) Pollard syn. Cirsium lecontei
15	Species  macounii Greene syn. Cirsium edule
16	Species  macrocephalus Desf. syn. Carduus nutans ssp. macrocephalus
17	Species  macrolepis Peterm. syn. Carduus nutans ssp. macrolepis
18	Species  marianus L. syn. Silybum marianum common name: milk thistle, mary thistle
19	Species  muticus (Michx.) Pers. syn. Cirsium muticum
20	Species  nevadensis Greene syn. Cirsium humboldtense
21	Species  nutans L. common name: musk thistle
	22    Subspecies  leiophyllus (Petrovic) Stojanov & Stef. common name: nodding plumeless thistle 23    Varietas  leiophyllus (Petrovic) Ar�nes syn. Carduus nutans ssp. leiophyllus 24    Subspecies  macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman common name: nodding plumeless thistle 25    Varietas  macrocephalus (Desf.) Boivin syn. Carduus nutans ssp. macrocephalus 26    Subspecies  macrolepis (Peterm.) Kazmi common name: nodding plumeless thistle 27    Subspecies  nutans common name: nodding plumeless thistle 28    Varietas  vestitus (Hallier) Boivin syn. Carduus nutans ssp. leiophyllus
29	Species  nuttallii (DC.) Pollard syn. Cirsium nuttallii
30	Species  pinetorum Small syn. Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum
31	Species  pulchellus Greene syn. Cirsium calcareum
32	Species  pumilus Nutt. syn. Cirsium pumilum
33	Species  pycnocephalus L. common name: Italian plumeless thistle
34	Species  repandus (Michx.) Pers. syn. Cirsium repandum
35	Species  smallii (Britt.) Ahles syn. Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum
36	Species  spathulatus Osterhout syn. Cirsium scapanolepis
37	Species  spinosissimus Walt. syn. Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum
38	Species  tenuiflorus W. Curtis common name: winged plumeless thistle
39	Species  tracyi Rydb. syn. Cirsium undulatum var. tracyi
40	Species  truncatus Greene syn. Cirsium calcareum
41	Species  undulatus Nutt.
	42    Varietas  canescens (Nutt.) Porter syn. Cirsium canescens
43	Species  virginianus L. syn. Cirsium virginianum
44	Species  vulgaris Savi syn. Cirsium vulgare
45	Species  x orthocephalus Wallr.

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.