Carduus
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Carduus is a genus of about 90 species of thistles in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
Carduus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora therinella.
- Selected species
- Carduus acanthoides (Welted Thistle)
- Carduus chamaecephalus African species
- Carduus crispus (Curly Plumeless Thistle)
- Carduus defloratus (Alpine Thistle)
- Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle or Nodding Thistle)
- Carduus personata (Great Marsh Thistle)
- Carduus pycnocephalus (Italian Plumeless Thistle)
- Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
- Hybrids
- Carduus × orthocephalus
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