Carduus arabicus
Species of thistle in the family Asteraceae
| Arabian thistle | |
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| Carduus arabicus (Arabian thistle) | |
Scientific 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
- ^ "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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