BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Cardueae (“thistles”)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Genus	Arctium (burdocks)	5	51	3		78
Genus	Carduus (a genus of thistles)	4	29			83
Species	Carlina vulgaris L. (Carline Thistle)		12			10
Species	Carthamus caeruleus (a safflower)					1
Species	Carthamus lanatus L. (Downy Safflower)					1
Species	Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower)					4
Genus	Centaurea (knapweeds and star-thistles)	17	45	21		149
Genus	Cirsium (a genus of thistles)	11	94	27	2	233
Species	Cnicus benedictus L. (Blessed Thistle)					2
Genus	Cynara (cardoons, globe artichokes)	2				8
Genus	Echinops (globe-thistles)	6				11
Species	Onopordum acanthium L. (Cotton Thistle)		14			2
Species	Serratula tinctoria L. (Saw-wort)		12	5		12
Species	Silybum eburneum (a cultivated milk thistle)					1
Species	Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner (Milk Thistle)					6
Informal	(Carlina/Carduus/Cirsium) (Thistles)	16	135	27	2	326

Suggested Literature

General Works

Cardueae may also be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Cardueae:

Cardueae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level