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  2. Carduus - Wikipedia

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    Carduus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, and the tribe Cardueae, one of two genera considered to be true thistles, the other being Cirsium. [2] Plants of the genus are known commonly as plumeless thistles.

  3. Carduus nutans - Wikipedia

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    Carduus nutans is a biennial plant in the daisy and sunflower family Asteraceae with the common names musk thistle, [1] nodding thistle, and nodding plumeless thistle.It is native to regions of Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa, where it is a scattered pasture plant.

  4. Carduus tenuiflorus - Wikipedia

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    Carduus tenuiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.It is known variously as slender-flower thistle, [1] sheep thistle, [1] shore thistle, [1] slender thistle, [1] winged plumeless thistle, [2] winged slender thistle [1] and winged thistle. [1]

  5. Silybum marianum - Wikipedia

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    Silybum marianum is a species of thistle.It has various common names including milk thistle, [1] blessed milkthistle, [2] Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle (not to be confused with Onopordum acanthium or Cirsium vulgare).

  6. Cardoon - Wikipedia

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    The flower buds of wild cardoons are still widely collected and used in southern Italy and Sicily. [23] In Spain and Portugal , the flower buds are also employed in cheesemaking : the pistils of the cardoon flower are used as a vegetable rennet in the making of some cheeses such as the Torta del Casar and the Torta de la Serena cheeses in Spain ...

  7. Carduus pycnocephalus - Wikipedia

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    Carduus pycnocephalus, with common names including Italian thistle, Italian plumeless thistle, and Plymouth thistle, [1] is a species of thistle.It is native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia; Eastern Europe and the Caucasus; and the Indian Subcontinent.

  8. Carduus acanthoides - Wikipedia

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    Carduus acanthoides is native from France, Italy, and western Turkey; through Russia and Kazakhstan; to China. [6] In its native range the plant is found in open grasslands and disturbed areas, and in non-native ranges it is a weed of annual grasslands, roadsides, fields and pastures, and disturbed areas.

  9. Cirsium arvense - Wikipedia

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    The flowers are usually dioecious, but not invariably so, with some plants bearing hermaphrodite flowers. [20] The seeds are 4–5 mm long, with a feathery pappus which assists in wind dispersal. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] One to 5 flower heads occur per branch, with plants in very favourable conditions producing up to 100 heads per shoot. [ 14 ]