Asteraceae
Carduus
Carduus nutans

Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.

First published in Fl. Bulg., ed. 3.: 1180 (1948)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Europe to Afghanistan. It grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, South European Russia, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, North European Russia, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 20, 1972 Gilliant-Smith, B. [993] Bulgaria Carduus thoermeri K001617011 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carduus thoermeri K002035488 Yes
Atmanskich, Z.; Portenier, N. [3685] Carduus thoermeri K002008445 No
Pennington, R.V. (Mrs) [208] Albania Carduus thoermeri K002035495 Yes
Wilson, A.K. [H. 1543] United Kingdom Carduus thoermeri K002035493 Yes
Dőrfler, I. [561] Albania Carduus thoermeri K002035497 Yes
Petrovic, S. [2349] Serbia Carduus thoermeri K000768970 Type Yes
{Sir G. Evans} [s.n.] United Kingdom Carduus thoermeri K002035491 No
Thompson, H.S. [H 1450] United Kingdom Carduus thoermeri K002035489 Yes
Pennington, R.V. (Mrs) [86] Albania Carduus thoermeri K002035494 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Carduus thoermeri K002035487 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1776] Albania Carduus thoermeri K002035496 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Carduus thoermeri K002018612 No
Ilié (Mrs) [s.n.] Carduus thoermeri K002018611 No
Roper, I.M. [897] United Kingdom Carduus thoermeri K002035490 Yes
Molford, V.F. [64] Austria Carduus thoermeri K002035498 Yes
Sintenis, P.E.E [476] Greece Carduus leiophyllus K000768972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepburn, I. [32] Albania Carduus leiophyllus K002035718 Yes
Haussknecht, H.C. [s.n.] Greece Carduus leiophyllus K000768971 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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