Carduus tenuiflorus Curtis
(Slender Thistle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
GenusCarduus (a genus of thistles)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle) :
1: Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
28 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
in shingle against boulder
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant - in situ - in shingle against boulder
2: Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
10 Jun 2004 OSGR: TR01 50° 50’ N, 0° 60’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
Image 1: Capitula - close-upImage 2: In situImage 3: In situ (2)Image 4: Leaf - close-up
3: Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
27 Jun 2002 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Flower headsImage 2: Flower head - side viewImage 3: Plant -top viewImage 4: Plant - top view

Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
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