Carduus L.
(a genus of thistles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Carduus crispus
Welted Thistle
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 		Species 3 images
Carduus nutans
Musk Thistle
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 14 images
Carduus tenuiflorus
Slender Thistle
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 11 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Carduus (a genus of thistles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carduus (a genus of thistles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 95 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carduus (a genus of thistles)
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