Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
Carduus pycnocephalus
Carduus pycnocephalus flowers (Italy).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Carduus
Species:
C. pycnocephalus
Binomial name
Carduus pycnocephalus
L.
Carduus pycnocephalus, with common names including Italian thistle, Italian plumeless thistle, and Plymouth thistle,[1] is a species of thistle. It is native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia; Eastern Europe and the Caucasus; and the Indian Subcontinent.[2]
The plant has become an introduced species in other regions, and on other continents, often becoming a noxious weed or invasive species.
^BSBI List 2007(xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^"Carduus pycnocephalus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
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