Carduus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q254502
Carduus
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Carduus

Summary

Carduus is a taxon[1]. Carduus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,459 views/month, #1,540 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carduus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Carduus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Carduus belongs to the parent taxon Cynareae[5].
  • Carduus's scientific name is Carduus[6].
  • Carduus's Commons category is recorded as Carduus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Carduus is Carduus nutans[8].
  • Carduus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carduus[9].
  • Carduus's Commons gallery is recorded as Carduus[10].
  • Carduus's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Carduus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1)[12].
  • Carduus's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[13].
  • Carduus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Carduus's described by source is recorded as Flora URSS[15].
  • Carduus's taxon synonym is recorded as Clavena[16].
  • Carduus's taxon synonym is recorded as Wettsteinia[17].
  • Carduus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2081[18].
  • Carduus is commonly known as plumeless thistle[19].
  • Carduus is commonly known as Distel[20].
  • Carduus is commonly known as 飞廉属[21].
  • Carduus is commonly known as 飞廉属[22].
  • Carduus is commonly known as Ringdisteln[23].
  • Carduus is commonly known as Чертополох[24].
  • Carduus's different from is recorded as Oset[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Carduus is Carduus[6]. Carduus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Carduus belongs to the parent taxon Cynareae[5]. The taxonomic type of Carduus is Carduus nutans[8]. Recorded taxon common name include plumeless thistle[19], Distel[20], 飞廉属[21], Ringdisteln[23], and Чертополох[24].

Identifiers

Carduus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52991[26]. Carduus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 92905[27]. Carduus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 59551[28]. Carduus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3114511[29]. Carduus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 35783[30].

Why It Matters

Carduus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,459 views/month, #1,540 of 195,241).[2] Carduus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Carduus is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Infovarius · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon known by this common name → thistle
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  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type → Carduus nutans
    Taxon synonym → Clavena, Wettsteinia
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1), Q19133013 +2
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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