⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-3373, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Carduus nutans .
The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym (record 51EA5772-C3DE-4B0E-9F1C-0638570500F2
) with original publication details: "Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 7: 40 (1895)" 40 1895.