Asteraceae
Carduus

Carduus acanthoides L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 821 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, Libya, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Poland, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Altay, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Ireland, Kansas, Khabarovsk, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., South Dakota, Uruguay, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ali, S.I. & Qaiser, M. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Pakistan 223: 1-363. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 5: 1-451. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). http://botsad.ru/media/aux/bp/BP_2020_9_1_vinogradova.pdf. epublication.
  • (2024). https://sibran.ru/journals/issue.php?ID=188595&ARTICLE_ID=188600. epublication.
  • Ali, S.I. & Qaiser, M. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Pakistan 223: 1-363. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 8, 1972 Adamovic, L. [s.n.] Serbia K000768976 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sendtner [329] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002035771 Yes
Ilié (Mrs) [s.n.] K002018587 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002035765 Yes
Bredemann, G.; Nieser, O. [23] K002018585 No
Ilié (Mrs) [s.n.] K002018589 No
Woloszczak [1783] Austria K002035767 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [[633]] United Kingdom K002035756 Yes
[W. J. Jkvisltondger] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002036079 No
Prior, A. [s.n.] Syria K002035769 Yes
Praeger, R.L. [s.n.] Ireland K002036086 No
[W. Jaesidden] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002036081 No
Sintenis, P.; Freyn, F. [3290] Armenia K002008081 No
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [5477] United Kingdom K002036085 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [3144.] K002036063 No
Gratz; Prior, A. [s.n.] Austria K002035768 Yes
[H.] B. Turrill [s.n.] United Kingdom K002035761 Yes
{Edgeworth} [186] K002008671 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [1009] Bulgaria K002035772 Yes
[J. R. Aivhu] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002036082 No
Ilié (Mrs) [s.n.] K002018590 No
Hubbard, C.E.; Brenan, J.P.M. [7069] United Kingdom K002035760 Yes
Sendtner [329] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002035770 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002035757 Yes
Moss, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002036080 No
Gilbert, J.L.; Sandwith, N.Y. [4837] United Kingdom K002036083 No
Feng, G.H. [s.n.] Austria K002035766 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002036084 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002035763 Yes
[Haugneen] H. C. [s.n.] Armenia K002008083 No
Gand[?] [s.n.] Austria K002035764 Yes
Mann, R.J.; Lowne, B.T. [[596]] United Kingdom K002035758 Yes
Bor, N.L. [9946] India K002008670 No
[Mrs. Ilié] [s.n.] K002018588 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002018586 No
Zorab, M. [257] Armenia K002008082 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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