Species

Carduus pycnocephalus

Etymology

Carduus: From the Greek word kardos which means thistle.

Common Name(s)

slender winged thistle

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CARPYC

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Similar Taxa

Wings of upper stem < 2mm wide between clusters of teeth; capitula shortly pedunculate or subsessile, in terminal clusters of 2-3-(5), also solitary, sessile, and axillary on stems; involucral bracts with midvein raised in upper 1/2.

Flower Colours

Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1944

Origin

S. and S.E. Europe, N.W. Africa

This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014