⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-67677, and has not been changed.
This name is a synonym of Carduus transcaspicus subsp. macrocephalus .
The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym (record 90428690-12DD-4852-8307-D923DB257D85
) with original publication details: Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 54: 15 (1944) 15 1944.