Carduus acanthoides

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 821. 1753.

Common names: Plumeless or welted thistle chardon épineux
IntroducedIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 92. Mentioned on page 91, 93.

Distribution

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B.C., N.B., N.S., Ont., Que., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Ill., Iowa, Kans., Md., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., N.C., N.Dak., N.J., N.Y., Nebr., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Va., Vt., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Eurasia

Discussion

Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

"fine" is not a number.

... more about "Carduus acanthoides"
short-tailed +
ascending +  and spreading or reflexed +
scarious +
racemiform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
David J. Keil +
Linnaeus +
decurrent +
Asteraceae tribe Cynareae +
compound +  and simple +
10-nerved or 20-nerved +  and rugose +
Plumeless or welted thistle +  and chardon épineux +
actinomorphic +
white +  and pink or purple +
compressed +  and ovoid +
fertile +  and bisexual +
B.C. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Nebr. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Va. +, Vt. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +  and Eurasia +
glabrous +  and hairy +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
several;many +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
cylindric;spheric +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
deltate +, usually narrowly triangular +  and more or less linear +
usually lobed +  and dissected +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
papillate +  and smooth +
distinct +  and fused +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex +
setiform +
exalbuminous +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
branched +  and simple to much +
appendaged +  and truncate +
dilated +  and swollen +
enlarged +
Compositae +
Carduus acanthoides +
species +
campanulate +
expanded +
slender +
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br />) +
biennial +  and annual +
glabrate +  and tomentose +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +
tree +, vine +, shrub +  and subshrub +
13 +, 11 +, 10 +, 9 +  and 8 +