Carduus tenuiflorus
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carduus
- Species
- Carduus tenuiflorus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carduus tenuiflorus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
9 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carduus argiroaName author: Nyman
- Carduus argyroaName author: Kunze
- Carduus malacitanusName author: Boiss. & Reut.
- Carduus microcephalusName author: Gaudin
- Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. tenuiflorusName author: (Curtis) Batt.
- Carduus pycnocephalus var. corbariensisName author: (Timb.-Lagr. & Thévenau) Rouy
- Carduus pycnocephalus var. spinulosusName author: Pau
- Carduus pycnocephalus var. tenuiflorusName author: (Curtis) Ball
- Carduus tenuiflorus var. tenuiflorusName author: Not supplied
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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