Compositae taxon details

Carduus nutans L.

1092644 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1092644)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Asteranae (Superorder)
  9. Asterales (Order)
  10. Compositae (Family)
  11. Carduoideae (Subfamily)
  12. Cardueae (Tribe)
  13. Carduinae (Subtribe)
  14. Carduus (Genus)
  15. Carduus nutans (Species)
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Carduus L.

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  1. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. alpicola (Gillot) Chass. & Arènes
  2. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. falcato-incurvus P.H.Davis
  3. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. granatensis (Willk.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  4. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  5. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman
  6. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. maurus (Emb. & Maire) Greuter
  7. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus (Borbás) Hayek
  8. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. numidicus (Coss. & Durieu) Arènes
  9. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. nutans L.
  10. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. perspinosus (Fiori) Arènes
  11. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. platylepis (Rchb. & Saut.) Nyman
  12. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. platypus (Lange) Greuter
  13. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. siculus (Franco) Greuter
  14. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. subacaulis Arènes
  15. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. taygeteus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek
  16. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. trojanus P.H.Davis
  17. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. alpicola (Gillot) Malag. (uncertain > unassessed)
  18. Variety Carduus nutans var. coloratus C.Winkl. (uncertain > unassessed)
  19. Variety Carduus nutans var. cossonianus Arènes (uncertain > unassessed)
  20. Variety Carduus nutans var. litoralis P.D.Sell (uncertain > unassessed)
  21. Variety Carduus nutans var. longispinus (Moris) Arènes (uncertain > unassessed)
  22. Variety Carduus nutans var. phyllolepis (Willk.) S. Rivas-Martinez, T.E.Díaz, J.A.F. Priet (uncertain > unassessed)
  23. Variety Carduus nutans var. phyllolepis (Willk.) Rivas Mart., T.E.Díaz, Fern.Prieto, Loidi (uncertain > unassessed)
  24. Variety Carduus nutans var. sporadum Halácsy (uncertain > unassessed)
  25. Forma Carduus nutans f. alpicola (Gillot) Gillot accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. alpicola (Gillot) Chass. & Arènes
  26. Forma Carduus nutans f. nutans accepted as Carduus nutans L.
  27. Forma Carduus nutans f. perspinosus Fiori accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. perspinosus (Fiori) Arènes
  28. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. alpinus accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. alpicola (Gillot) Chass. & Arènes
  29. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. attenuatus (Klokov) Tzvelev accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. platypus (Lange) Greuter
  30. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. inconstrictus O.Schwarz accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. taygeteus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek
  31. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Arènes accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  32. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Nyár. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  33. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Gugler accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman
  34. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) K.Richt. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman
  35. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. macrolepis (Peterm.) Kazmi accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  36. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. maroccanus Arènes accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. maurus (Emb. & Maire) Greuter
  37. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. scabrisquamus Arènes accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman
  38. Subspecies Carduus nutans subsp. sporadum (Halácsy) Rech.f. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  39. Variety Carduus nutans var. armenus Boiss. accepted as Carduus nutans L.
  40. Variety Carduus nutans var. atlanticus (Pomel) Batt. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman
  41. Variety Carduus nutans var. brachycentros Hausskn. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman
  42. Variety Carduus nutans var. heldreichii Arènes accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  43. Variety Carduus nutans var. kirghisensis Arènes accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  44. Variety Carduus nutans var. latisquamus Belli accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  45. Variety Carduus nutans var. leiophyllus (Petrovič) G.A.Mulligan & Frankton accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  46. Variety Carduus nutans var. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Arènes accepted as Carduus nutans L.
  47. Variety Carduus nutans var. longipedunculatus Kauffm. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  48. Variety Carduus nutans var. longipes Kauffm. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  49. Variety Carduus nutans var. longispinus Moris accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman
  50. Variety Carduus nutans var. lucidus DC. accepted as Carduus edelbergii Rech.f.
  51. Variety Carduus nutans var. macrocephalus (Desf.) B.Boivin accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman
  52. Variety Carduus nutans var. macrolepis (Peterm.) Rouy accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  53. Variety Carduus nutans var. micropterus Borbás accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus (Borbás) Hayek
  54. Variety Carduus nutans var. nutans accepted as Carduus nutans L.
  55. Variety Carduus nutans var. petrovicii Arènes accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  56. Variety Carduus nutans var. platylepis (Rchb. & Saut.) Unger accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. platylepis (Rchb. & Saut.) Nyman
  57. Variety Carduus nutans var. simplex Coss. & Germ. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. platypus (Lange) Greuter
  58. Variety Carduus nutans var. songaricus C.Winkl. ex O.Fedtsch. & B.Fedtsch. accepted as Carduus nutans L.
  59. Variety Carduus nutans var. stribrnyi Arènes accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  60. Variety Carduus nutans var. strictus Kauffm. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef.
  61. Variety Carduus nutans var. taygeteus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Heldr. accepted as Carduus nutans subsp. taygeteus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek
  62. Variety Carduus nutans var. vestitus (Hallier) B.Boivin accepted as Carduus nutans L.
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 821 [details] 
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:B2CB0F91-5C1F-458C-912A-4C623E5ACCF2  
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:B2CB0F91-5C1F-458C-912A-4C623E5ACCF2 [details]

Taxonomy 1 May 1753  
Taxonomy 1 May 1753 [details]
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Carduus nutans L.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1092644 on 2026-08-13
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2007-11-23 07:42:42Z
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Flann, Christina
2013-09-16 06:42:42Z
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Ackerfield, Jennifer

original description Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 821 [details] 

original description (of Carduus songoricus (C.Winkl. ex C.Winkl.) Tamamsch.) (1953). Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15
page(s): 391 [details] 

original description (of Carduus phyllolepis Willk.) (1891). Oesterr. Bot. Z. 41
page(s): 51 [details] 

original description (of Carduus schischkinii Tamamsch.) (1953). Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15
page(s): 389 [details] 

original description (of Carduus armenus Boiss.) (1875). Fl. Orient. 3
page(s): 516 [details] 

original description (of Carduus coloratus (C.Winkl.) Tamamsch.) (1953). Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15
page(s): 390 [details] 

original description (of Carduus nutans var. vestitus (Hallier) B.Boivin) (1967). Naturaliste Canad. 94: 654 (1967)
page(s): 654 [details] 

original description (of Carduus nutans var. songaricus C.Winkl. ex O.Fedtsch. & B.Fedtsch.) (1911). Consp. Fl. Turkest. 4:
page(s): 277 [details] 

original description (of Carduus nutans var. armenus Boiss.) Fl. Orient. 3: 516 (1875)
page(s): 516 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Carduus nutans   [Australian Capital Territory Census] [details]

Contributed data: Notes Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Autonymic name dropped to agree with Tony Bean's Fl. Of Aust. Ms. NW 21/8/07 [Victoria Census]
ori:FNA [African Plant Database] [details]

Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
L., Sp. Pl. 1753. [Euro+Med]
Sp. Pl. [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Sp. Pl. : 821 (1753) [Vascular Plants of Russia]
Sp. Pl. 2:821 (1753) [Victoria Census]
Sp. Pl. 821 (1753) [Flora del Conosur]
Sp.Pl. 2:821 (1753) [Western Australia Census]
Species Plantarum [IPNI]
Species Plantarum 2: [Tropicos] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:B2CB0F91-5C1F-458C-912A-4C623E5ACCF2 [details]

Taxonomy 1 May 1753 [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carduus nutans) 

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