⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-2736304, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Carduus schimperi subsp. schimperi .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 2736304
) with original publication details: Acta Horti Berg. 8: 18 18 1923.