The Plant List — A working list for all plant species

⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-5937, and has not been changed.

M Carduus elegans Ledeb. is a synonym of Cousinia astracanica (Spreng.) Tamamsch.

This name is a synonym of Cousinia astracanica (Spreng.) Tamamsch..

The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym and as an illegitimate name (record D3D1DEAA-B1A6-42FB-A956-0B0B09167869) with original publication details: 1845.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:188603-1.