Gen. Carduus (Asteraceae) / Plants of Italy

Nome scientifico / Scientific name	Ricerca su Google	Distribuzione geografica	Nome comune / Common name	Forma biol.	Periodo di fioritura	Tipo corologico	Altitudine
Carduus acanthoides L.			Cardo branca-orsina Spiny Plumeless Thistle	H bienne	VI-VIII	Europ.-Cauc.	0-1100 m.
Carduus acicularis Bertol. = Carduus rugulosus Guss. = Carduus neglectus Ten.			Cardo con squame aghiformi	T scap	V-VII	N-Medit.-Mont.	0-800 m.
Carduus affinis Guss.			Cardo abruzzese Corymbose Thistle	H scap	VI-VIII	Endem.	1400-2200 m.
Carduus affinis Guss. ssp. affinis			Cardo abruzzese	H scap	VI-VIII	Endem.	1400-2200 m.
Carduus affinis Guss. ssp. brutius (Huter, P et R.) Kazmi = Carduus brutius Huter, P. et R.			Cardo abruzzese	H scap	VI-VIII	Endem.	1400-2200 m.
Carduus argyroa Biv. = Carduus fastigiatus Moris (incl.) = Carduus confertus Moris (incl.)			Cardo argiroa	T scap	IV-V	Steno-Medit.	0-600 m.
Carduus australis L. f. Vedi / See: Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. marmoratus (Boiss. & Heldr.) P. H. Davis = Carduus peregrinus Ten. = Carduus marmoratus Boiss. et Heldr. = Carduus pycnocephalus var. brevisquamosus Fiori = Carduus pseudosyriacus Lojac. = Carduus panormitanus Tod.			Cardo marmorizzato Arabian Thistle	T scap	IV-V	Medit.-Turan.	0-500 m.
Carduus australis L. Fil. ssp. marmoratus (Boiss. et Heldr.) Kazmi			Cardo marmorizzato	T scap	IV-V	Medit.-Turan.	0-500 m.
Carduus candicans Waldst. & Kit.				H bienn	VI-VIII	SE-Europ.	-
Carduus carduelis (L.) Gren.			Cardo frizzolata South Eastern Thistle	H scap	V-VIII	Endem.	500-2000 m.
Carduus carlinaefolius Lam.			Cardo alpino	H scap	VII-VIII	Orof. SW-Europ.	1400-2800 m.
Carduus cephalanthus Viv. = Carduus congestus Guss.			Cardo agglomerato	H bienne	IV-VI	Endem.	0-800 m.
Carduus chrysacanthus Ten.			Cardo appenninico Apennean Thistle	H scap	VII-VIII	Endem.	1500-2400 m.
Carduus collinus Waldst. & Kit. = Carduus candicans Auct.fl.ital. = Carduus microcephalus Ten.			Cardo collinare	H bienne	VI-VIII	SE-Europ.	0-1000 m.
Carduus corymbosus Ten.			Cardo corimboso	T scap	IV-VI	Endem.	0-600 m.
Carduus crispus L. = Carduus polyanthemus L.			Cardo crespo Welted Thistle Curly Plumeless Thistle	H bienne	VII-VIII	Eurosib.	0-1900 m.
Carduus defloratus L.			Cardo dentellato Alpine Thistle Alpine Thistle	H scap	VI-VIII	Orof. Centro-Europ.	0-2000 m.
Carduus defloratus L. ssp. defloratus = Carduus crassifolius Willd. = Carduus summanus Pollini			Cardo dentellato	H scap	-	Endem. Alpica	0-2000 m.
Carduus defloratus L. ssp. glaucus (Baumg.) Nyman = Carduus glaucus Baumg. = Carduus tenuifolius Gaudin			Cardo dentellato	H scap	-	Orof.-Alpico-Carpat.	0-2000 m.
Carduus defloratus subsp. medius (Gouan) Bonnier = Carduus medius Gouan			Cardo pirenaico	H scap	VI-VIII	Orof. SW-Europ.	1100-2200 m.
Carduus fasciculiflorus Viv. = Carduus morisi Balb.			Cardo sardo-corso	H bienne	IV-VI	Endem.	0-800 m.
Carduus litigiosus Nocca & Balb. = Carduus sanctae-balmae Loisel.			Cardo controverso Italian Thistle	H bienne	VI-VIII	Endem.	0-1800 m.
Carduus macrocephalus Desf. Vedi / See: Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman			Cardo a capolini grossi Giant Thistle	H bienne	VI-VIII	Steno-Medit.	0-1900 m.
Carduus macrocephalus Desf. ssp. inconstrictus (O. Schwarz) Kazmi			Cardo a capolini grossi	H bienne	VI-VIII	Steno-Medit.	0-1900 m.
Carduus macrocephalus Desf. ssp. macrocephalus			Cardo a capolini grossi	H bienne	VI-VIII	Steno-Medit.	0-1900 m.
Carduus macrocephalus Desf. ssp. siculus Franco = Carduus taygeteus Boiss et Heldr.			Cardo a capolini grossi	H bienne	VI-VIII	Steno-Medit.	0-1900 m.
Carduus medius Gouan Vedi / See: Carduus defloratus subsp. medius (Gouan) Bonnier = Carduus argemone Pourret			Cardo pirenaico	H scap	VI-VIII	Orof. SW-Europ.	1100-2200 m.
Carduus micropterus (Borb.) Teyber ssp. micropterus			Cardo ad ali strette	H bienne	VI-VIII	Anfiadriat.	0-1500 m.
Carduus micropterus (Borb.) Teyber ssp. perspinosus (Fiori) Kazmi			Cardo ad ali strette	H bienne	VI-VIII	Endem.	0-1500 m.
Carduus micropterus (Borbás) Teyber Vedi / See: Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus (Borbás) Hayek			Cardo ad ali strette	H bienne	VI-VIII	N-Medit.-Mont.	0-1500 m.
Carduus nigrescens subsp. vivariensis (Jord.) Bonnier & Layens = Carduus vivariensis Jord.			Cardo del Vivarais	H bienne	VI-VIII	NW-Medit.-Mont.	0-1900 m.
Carduus nigrescens Vill.				H bienn	-	S-Franc.	-
Carduus nutans L.			Cardo rosso Nodding Thistle Nodding Plumeless Thistle	H bienne	VI-VIII	W-Europ.	0-1700 m.
Carduus nutans L. ssp. macrolepis (Paterm.) Kazmi			Cardo rosso	H bienne	VI-VIII	W-Europ.	0-1700 m.
Carduus nutans L. ssp. nutans			Cardo rosso	H bienne	VI-VIII	W-Europ.	0-1700 m.
Carduus nutans L. ssp. platylepis (Rchb.) Gugler			Cardo rosso	H bienne	VI-VIII	W-Europ.	0-1700 m.
Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (PetroviC) Stoj. & Stef. = Carduus thoermeri Weinm.			Cardo di Thoermer	H bienne	VI-VIII	SE-Europ.	0-600 m.
Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman = Carduus macrocephalus Desf.			Cardo a capolini grossi Giant Thistle	H bienne	VI-VIII	Steno-Medit.	0-1900 m.
Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus (Borbás) Hayek = Carduus micropterus (Borbás) Teyber			Cardo ad ali strette	H bienne	VI-VIII	N-Medit.-Mont.	0-1500 m.
Carduus personata (L.) Jacq.			Cardo personata Great Marsh Thistle Great Marsh Thistle	H scap	VI-VIII	Orof. SE-Europ.	400-1700 m.
Carduus personata (L.) Jacq. ssp. albidus (adamov) Kazmi			Cardo personata	H scap	VI-VIII	Orof. SE-Europ.	400-1700 m.
Carduus personata (L.) Jacq. ssp. personata			Cardo personata	H scap	VI-VIII	Orof. SE-Europ.	400-1700 m.
Carduus pycnocephalus L.			Cardo saettone Plymouth Thistle Italian Plumeless Thistle	H bienne	IV-VII	Medit.-Turan.	0-1000 m.
Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. marmoratus (Boiss. & Heldr.) P. H. Davis = Carduus australis L. f.			Cardo marmorizzato Arabian Thistle	T scap	IV-V	Medit.-Turan.	0-500 m.
Carduus sardous DC.			Cardo di Sardegna	H bienne	-	Steno-Medit.	0-800 m.
Carduus tenuiflorus Curtis			Cardo minore Winged Plumeless Thistle Winged Plumeless Thistle	H bienne	IV-VII	W-Europ.	0-800 m.
Carduus thoermeri Weinm. Vedi / See: Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus (PetroviC) Stoj. & Stef.			Cardo di Thoermer	H bienne	VI-VIII	SE-Europ.	0-600 m.
Carduus vivariensis Jord. Vedi / See: Carduus nigrescens subsp. vivariensis (Jord.) Bonnier & Layens = Carduus nigrescens ssp. recurvatus (Jordan) Briq. et Cavill.			Cardo del Vivarais	H bienne	VI-VIII	NW-Medit.-Mont.	0-1900 m.

PICTURES

Carduus acanthoides
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Carduus acanthoides
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Carduus acanthoides
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Carduus acanthoides
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Carduus acaulis
Walter Hood Fitch - Illustrations of the British Flora (1924) - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
Carduus acicularis
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Carduus arvensis
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Carduus arvensis
Jan Kops et al. - Flora Batava - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
Carduus aurosicus
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Carduus carlinifolius
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Carduus carlinifolius
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Carduus carlinifolius
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Carduus carlinifolius
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Carduus carlinifolius
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Carduus cephalanthus
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Carduus cephalanthus
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Carduus cephalanthus
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Carduus cephalanthus
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Carduus cephalanthus
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.
Carduus corymbosus
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Carduus corymbosus
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Carduus corymbosus
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Carduus crispus
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 555.
Carduus crispus
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Carduus crispus
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Carduus crispus
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Carduus crispus
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Carduus crispus
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Carduus crispus
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Carduus crispus
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Carduus crispus
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Carduus crispus
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Carduus defloratus
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Carduus defloratus
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Carduus defloratus
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Carduus defloratus
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Carduus eriophorus
Walter Hood Fitch - Illustrations of the British Flora (1924) - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
Carduus fasciculiflorus
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.
Carduus heterophyllus
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Carduus heterophyllus
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Carduus lanceolatus
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Carduus lanceolatus
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Carduus litigiosus subsp. litigiosus
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.
Carduus marianus
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Carduus marianus
Jan Kops et al. - Flora Batava - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

Carduus medius
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.
Carduus micropterus

Carduus micropterus

Carduus micropterus

Carduus micropterus

Carduus micropterus

Carduus micropterus

Carduus micropterus

Carduus nigrescens
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Carduus nutans
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 554.
Carduus nutans
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.
Carduus nutans
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Carduus nutans
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Carduus nutans
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Carduus nutans
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Carduus nutans
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Carduus nutans
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Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus

Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus

Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus

Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus

Carduus nutans subsp. micropterus

Carduus palustris
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Carduus palustris
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Carduus pratensis
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Carduus pycnocephalus

Carduus pycnocephalus

Carduus pycnocephalus

Carduus pycnocephalus

Carduus pycnocephalus

Carduus pycnocephalus

Carduus pycnocephalus

Carduus tenuiflorus
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Carduus tuberosus
Walter Hood Fitch - Illustrations of the British Flora (1924) - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
Carduus vivariensis
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

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