⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-24015, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Carduus litigiosus .
The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym (record 84C03CA3-8128-4941-8D35-2C60A72B2ADA
) with original publication details: "Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 1879." 413 1879.