Carduus pycnocephalus Linnaeus ssp. pycnocephalus . Common name: Italian Plumeless-thistle. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Pastures and disturbed areas; in waste areas around wool-combing mill, ballast waif. Distribution: Native of n. Africa and w. Asia. Scattered occurrences in e. North America, including old ballast collections (FNA). Reported for SC by Nesom (2004d).
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA19, NY, POWO; = n/a — RAB; > Carduus cinereus — K4; < Carduus pycnocephalus L.; > Carduus pycnocephalus L. — K4. Basionym: Carduus pycnocephalus L. 1763
Links to other floras: = Carduus pycnocephalus ssp. pycnocephalus - FNA19
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Heliophily ⓘ: 0
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