Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Carduus crispus L.
Curly Plumeless Thistle; Welted Thistle
Herb
Biennial
Vascular
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Only collected once in the late 1800s on ballast ground near Mobile. Doubtfully part of the current flora of Alabama.
Not Native
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Classification
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358842>Carduus crispus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 821-822. 1753.</a>
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<a href=https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/linnaean-typification/search/detailimage.dsml?ID=179800>Without data, Herb. Clifford 393, Carduus 6 (lectotype: BM-000646921). Lectotypified by Kazmi in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5 : 368. 1964.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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