Asteraceae
Carduus
Carduus acanthoides

Carduus acanthoides subsp. acanthoides

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies 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., 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, Indiana, 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

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.

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.
  • (2025). https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i3.1427. epublication.
  • 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

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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/
    • © 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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