Carduus pycnocephalus
Common name
slender winged thistle
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
NVS code
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CARPYC
Conservation status
Not applicable
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
Etymology
carduus: From the Greek word kardos which means thistle.