Carlina vulgaris L.
(Carline Thistle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
GenusCarlina (a genus of flowering plants)
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 Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle) :
1: Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
27 May 2017 OSIGR: M00 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
Vegetative rosette
Image 1: Rosette - oblique viewImage 2: Rosette - top view
2: Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
27 Jul 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower
Image 1: Flower head - close-up
3: Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
18 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
at foot of limestone outcrop
Image 1: In bud - oblique viewImage 2: In bud - side view
4: Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
22 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Capitulum and bud - top view - close-upImage 2: Plant - in bud - side view - close-upImage 3: Plant - in bud - side view - close-up (2)Image 4: Plant - in flower - side view - close-upImage 5: Plant - in flower - side view - close-up (2)Image 6: Capitulum - detail - enlarged
5: Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
20 Nov 1999 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Dead plant with open fruiting capitula - side viewImage 2: Dead plant with open fruiting capitula - top viewImage 3: Fruiting capitulaImage 4: Fruiting capitulumImage 5: Fruiting capitulum (2)
6: Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
10 Aug 1968 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Dwarf plant

Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carlina vulgaris (Carline Thistle)
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