⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-15222, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Carduus × orthocephalus .
The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym (record F39CB3A9-B2FC-4755-8AC8-1C309F05E6C9
) with original publication details: Fl. Pfalz: 258 (1845) 258 1845.