Global InformationCarduus argentatus information
| Silver thistle | |
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| Eucera cinnamomea male on a capitulum of Carduus argentatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Carduus |
| Species: | C. argentatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carduus argentatus L.
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| Synonyms | |
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Carduus acicularis Bertoloni | |
Carduus argentatus, sometimes known as the silver thistle, is an annual herb in the family Asteraceae. As a member of the genus Carduus it is known as a plumeless thistle.[1] It is found throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East. Frequently growing in disturbed habitats, it is often found in sandy and stony desert wadis. It is found in the eastern deserts of Egypt, through the East Mediterranean region and into Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.[2] It can be found growing in open woodlands and shrublands, on steppes and semi-steppes as well as in extreme desert conditions. It grows among mountain vegetation on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights.[3] In Crete it is found at altitudes of up to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft).[4]
- ^ Carduus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ "Carduus argentatus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ "Carduus argentatus, Silver Thistle". Flowers in Israel. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Ralf, Jahn; Schönfelder, Peter (1995). Exkursionsflora für Kreta. Stuttgart: Ulmer. pp. 321–322. ISBN 3800134780.