⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-68627, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. marmoratus .
The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym (record B9891ED1-EAAD-468F-9DB2-E02B5733BE1B
) with original publication details: 414 1879.