Carduus crispus L.
(Welted Thistle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarduus crispus (Welted Thistle)
GenusCarduus (a genus of thistles)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Carduus crispus (Welted Thistle) :
1: Carduus crispus (Welted Thistle)
17 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Flowers
2: Carduus crispus (Welted Thistle)
9 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Capitulum - close-upImage 2: Flowers

Carduus crispus (Welted Thistle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carduus crispus (Welted Thistle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 24 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carduus crispus (Welted Thistle)
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