Carduus argentatus

Carduus argentatus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Carduus
Species: Carduus argentatus

Name edit

Carduus argentatus L., Mant. Pl. 2: 280 (1771).

Synonyms edit

  • Cirsium argentatum (L.) Druce
  • Cnicus argentatus (L.) Roth

Homonyms edit

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
      • Macedonia, Karpathos, Greece
  • Continental: Africa
      • Libya
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
      • Turkey (S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia), Crete, East Aegaean Isl., Rhodos, Egypt (Eastern Desert, NE-Egypt), Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel, Judean Desert), Jordan (S-Jordan, W-Jordan), Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon), Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai), Syria (NW-Syria, Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

Deutsch: Silbrige Distel
English: Silvery Thistle
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