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Carduus L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 35783

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Common Name(s):	plumeless thistle [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2009

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Asteranae
	Order	Asterales
	Family	Asteraceae – sunflowers, tournesols
	Genus	Carduus L. – plumeless thistle
		Direct Children:
	Species	Carduus acanthoides L. – spiny plumeless thistle, plumeless thistle, spiny plumeless-thistle
	Species	Carduus crispus L. – curly plumeless thistle, curly plumeless-thistle, curled thistle, welted thistle
	Species	Carduus nutans L. – nodding plumeless thistle, nodding thistle, musk thistle, nodding plumeless-thistle, chardon penche, plumeless thistle
	Species	Carduus X orthocephalus Wallr. – plumeless thistle
	Species	Carduus pycnocephalus L. – Italian plumeless thistle, Italian thistle, compact-headed thistle
	Species	Carduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis – winged plumeless thistle, Italian thistle, slenderflower thistle, slender-flowered thistle, winged thistle

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	Source:	Asteraceae of North America Update, database (version 2010.5.13)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center
	Reference for:	Carduus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Carduus

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Carduus

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