Carduus arabicus

Arabian thistle
Carduus arabicus (Arabian thistle)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carduus
Species:
C. arabicus
Binomial name
Carduus arabicus
Jacq. ex Murray

Carduus arabicus, known as the Arabian thistle, is a biennial plant species of thistle in the family Asteraceae.

Habitat

Grows in Europe (Albania, Greece, Italy [incl. h. Sicily], Ukraine (Crimea), North Caucasus), Asia (Afghanistan, Gulf countries, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Tajikistan, South Caucasus, Turkey [incl. h. European], Turkmenistan), Egypt [in t. h. Sinai].[1]

References

  1. ^ "Carduus arabicus Jacq. ex Murray | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". 2021-06-26. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2023-05-01.


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