Carduus crispus

Carduus crispus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Carduus
Species:	C. crispus
Binomial name
	Carduus crispus; L.

Carduus crispus, the curly plumeless thistle^[1] or welted thistle,^[2] is a biennial herb in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is native to Eurasia and has been naturalized in North America and India.

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carduus crispus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carduus crispus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[BSBI07-2] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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