Carduus
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See also: carduus
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Carduus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – many thistles native to the Old World, many commonly called plumeless thistles.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Carduoideae – subfamily; Cardueae – tribe; Carduinae – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carduus nutans (musk thistle) – type species; Carduus acanthoides (spiny plumeless thistle), Carduus crispus (curly plumeless thistle), Carduus pycnocephalus (Italian plumeless thistle), Carduus tenuiflorus (winged thistle, winged plumeless thistle, sheep thistle) – selected other species; for other species see
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Carduus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Carduus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Carduus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Carduus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Carduus at USDA Plants database
