Overview
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Carduus is a genus of about 90 species of thistles in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. Carduus is Latin for a thistle.1]
Carduus thistles are used as food plants by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera species, including the Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta) and the case-bearer Coleophora therinella.
- Carduus acanthoides (Plumeless Thistle)
- Carduus benedictus (Blessed Thistle) - a synonym for
- Carduus chamaecephalus African species
- Carduus crispus (Curly Plumeless Thistle)
- Carduus defloratus (Alpine Thistle)
- Carduus keniensis is a giant rosette thistle endemic to alpine Mount Elgon, Mount Kenya, the Aberdares, and Kilimanjaro.
- Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle or Nodding Thistle)
- Carduus personata (Great Marsh Thistle)
- Carduus platyphyllus is a flat rosette species endemic to alpine Mount Kenya, where it occasionally hybridizes with C. keniensis.[2]
- Carduus pycnocephalus (Italian Plumeless Thistle)
- Carduus schimperi (may include C. platyphyllus and C. chamaecephalus)[3]
- Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
- Hybrids
- Carduus ? orthocephalus
- Carduus keniensis x C. platyphyllus
Chardonnay
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Cardonnacum, derived from carduus, is Latin for a place with thistles. This is believed to be the origin for the name of the Burgundy village of Chardonnay, Sa?ne-et-Loire, which in turn is thought to be the home of the famous Chardonnay grape variety.
i>Carduus is a genus of about 90 species of thistles in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. Carduus is Latin for a thistle.1]Carduus thistles are used as food plants by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera species, including the Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta) and the case-bearer Coleophora therinella.
- Carduus acanthoides (Plumeless Thistle)
- Carduus benedictus (Blessed Thistle) - a synonym for
- Carduus chamaecephalus African species
- Carduus crispus (Curly Plumeless Thistle)
- Carduus defloratus (Alpine Thistle)
- Carduus keniensis is a giant rosette thistle endemic to alpine Mount Elgon, Mount Kenya, the Aberdares, and Kilimanjaro.
- Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle or Nodding Thistle)
- Carduus personata (Great Marsh Thistle)
- Carduus platyphyllus is a flat rosette species endemic to alpine Mount Kenya, where it occasionally hybridizes with C. keniensis.[2]
- Carduus pycnocephalus (Italian Plumeless Thistle)
- Carduus schimperi (may include C. platyphyllus and C. chamaecephalus)[3]
- Carduus tenuiflorus (Slender Thistle)
- Hybrids
- Carduus ? orthocephalus
- Carduus keniensis x C. platyphyllus
Chardonnay
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Cardonnacum, derived from carduus, is Latin for a place with thistles. This is believed to be the origin for the name of the Burgundy village of Chardonnay, Sa?ne-et-Loire, which in turn is thought to be the home of the famous Chardonnay grape variety.
References
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- ^ Charlton T. Lewis (1890). "carduus". An Elementary Latin Dictionary. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060%3Aentry%3D%232129.
- ^ Young, T.P.; M.M. Peacock (1985). "Vegetative key to the alpine vascular plants of Mount Kenya". Journal of the East African Natural History Society 185: 1?9.
- ^ Beentje, Henk (2000). Compositae, Part 1 (Flora of Tropical East Africa). Kew Botanical Garden.
External links
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- "Carduus (a genus of thistles)". BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK). http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T3025.HTM. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Carduus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 491 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Carduus: C. abyssinicus · C. acanthifolius · C. acanthium · C. acanthocephalus · C. acanthoides (Spiny Plumeless-Thistle) · C. acanthoides L. · C. acantholepis · C. acantoides · C. acarna · C. acaulescens · C. acaulis · C. acicularis · C. acuatus · C. adpressus · C. adpresus · C. afer · C. affinis · C. afromontanus · C. aggregatus · C. agrestis · C. aitonii · C. alatus · C. albescens · C. albidus · C. algeriense · C. algeriensis · C. alpestris · C. alpinus · C. altissimus · C. amanus · C. americanus · C. ammophilus · C. amplifolius · C. anglicus · C. arabicus · C. araneosus · C. arctioides · C. arenarius · C. argemone · C. argemone subsp. obtusisquamus · C. argentatus · C. argentatus subsp. acicularis · C. argenteus · C. argyroa · C. arizonicus · C. armatus · C. arvaticus · C. arvensis · C. assoi · C. asturicus · C. atlantis · C. atriplicifolius · C. aurosicus · C. australis · C. austrinus · C. axillaris · C. baeocephalus · C. baeticus · C. balansae · C. ballii · C. barrelieri · C. benedictus · C. bernardinus · C. bicolor · C. bicolorifolius · C. bipinnatus · C. bourgaeanus · C. bourgaei · C. bourgeanus · C. bourgeanus subsp. ibicensis · C. brachycephalus · C. broteroi · C. brunneri · C. budaianus · C. bulbosus · C. butleri · C. calabricus · C. californicus · C. camplonensis · C. camporum · C. candicans · C. candidissimus · C. candollei · C. canovirens · C. cantabricus · C. canus · C. carduelis · C. carlinaefolius · C. carlinifolius · C. carlinifolius subsp. paui · C. carlinoides · C. carlinoides subsp. hispanicus · C. carolinianus · C. carpetanus · C. carpetarus · C. casabonae · C. centaureae · C. cephalanthus · C. ceretanus · C. cerinthoides · C. cernuus · C. chamaecephalus · C. chevallieri · C. chevallierii · C. chius · C. chrysacanthus · C. chrysacanthus subsp. hispanicus · C. ciliatus · C. cinereus · C. cirsioides · C. cirsium · C. clavulatus · C. collinus · C. collinus subsp. cylindricus · C. coloradensis · C. comosus · C. confertus · C. congestus · C. conjungens · C. conrathii · C. corbariensis · C. corymbosus · C. crassicaulis · C. crassifolius · C. creticus · C. crispus (Welted Thistle Carduus Crispus) · C. crispus subsp. multiflorus · C. cronius · C. cyanoides · C. cymosus · C. cynara · C. cynaroides · C. cyrneus · C. dahuricus · C. defloratus · C. defloratus subsp. argemone · C. diacantha · C. discolor · C. dissectus · C. dobrogensis · C. drummondii · C. dubius · C. echinatus · C. echinocephalus · C. edelbergii · C. edulis · C. elegans · C. ellenbeckii · C. eremocephalus · C. eriocephalus · C. eriophorus · C. erisithales · C. erosus · C. estivali · C. euboicus · C. fallax · C. fasciculiflorus · C. fastigiatus · C. ferox · C. filipendulus · C. flaccidus · C. flavescens · C. floccosus · C. flodmanii · C. foliosus · C. font-queri · C. fortior · C. gaetulus · C. galactites · C. gayanus · C. getulus · C. gibsonii · C. giganteus · C. gilensis · C. gilloti · C. glaber · C. glaucinus · C. glaucus · C. globifer · C. glycacanthus · C. granatensis · C. grassensis · C. grenieri · C. griseus · C. haemorrhoidalis · C. hamulosus · C. helenioides · C. helenoides · C. heterophyllus · C. hillii · C. hispanicus · C. hohenackeri · C. hookerianus · C. horridulus · C. horridus · C. hydrophilus · C. ibicensis · C. illyricus · C. incanus · C. inermis · C. inornatus · C. intercedens · C. intricatus · C. italicus · C. jordanii · C. juratzkae · C. kahenoe · C. kelseyi · C. keniensis · C. kerneri · C. kerneri subsp. lobulatiformis · C. kikuyorum · C. kirghisicus · C. kozlowskyi · C. kumaunensis · C. lacerus · C. laciniatus · C. lactifolius · C. lanatus · C. lanceatus · C. lanceolatus · C. laniceps · C. lanuginosus · C. lanuriensis · C. lappaceus · C. lappoides · C. laterifolius · C. latifolius · C. lecontei · C. leiophyllus · C. leptacanthus · C. leptocanthus · C. leptocephalus · C. leptocladus · C. leridanus · C. lesurinus · C. leucographus · C. leucophyllus · C. linearis · C. litigiosus · C. litigiosus subsp. horridissimus · C. lobulatiformis · C. lobulatus · C. lomaxi · C. lomonossowii · C. loreti · C. lusitanicus · C. lusitanicus subsp. broteroi · C. lusitanicus subsp. santacreui · C. lycopifolius · C. macracanthus · C. macranthus · C. macrocephalus · C. macrocephalus subsp. siculus · C. magnificus · C. majellensis · C. malacitanus · C. mariae · C. marianus · C. maritima · C. maritimum · C. maritimus · C. marmoratus · C. maroccanus · C. martinezi · C. martinezii · C. martrinii · C. medius · C. megacephalus · C. megalatlanticus · C. meonanthus · C. meonanthus subsp. valentinus · C. meratii · C. merxmuelleri · C. mexicanus · C. microcephalus · C. micropterus · C. millefolius · C. miriacanthus · C. mixtus · C. modestii · C. modestus · C. mollis · C. monspessulanus · C. monspesulanus · C. moritzii · C. multiflorus · C. murfatlarii · C. muticus · C. muticus var. subpinnatifidus · C. myriacantha · C. myriacanthus · C. naegelii · C. nanus · C. nawaschinii · C. nebraskensis · C. nemoralis · C. nervosus · C. nevadensis · C. nigrescens · C. nigrescens subsp. australis · C. nitidus · C. nutans (Nodding Plumeless Thistle) · C. nutans subsp. alpicola · C. nutans subsp. falcato-incurvus · C. nutans subsp. granatensis · C. nutans subsp. maurus · C. nutans subsp. platypus · C. nutans subsp. trojanus · C. nutans alpicola · C. nutans macrocephalus (Nodding Plumeless Thistle) · C. nutans macrolepis (Nodding Plumeless Thistle) · C. nutans nutans · C. nutans platylepis · C. nutans var. litoralis (Nodding Thistle) · C. nutans var. phyllolepis · C. nuttallii · C. nyassanus · C. oblanceolatus · C. obvallatus · C. occidentalis · C. ochrocentrus · C. odoratus · C. oleraceus · C. olivescens · C. olympicus · C. onopordioides · C. onopyxos · C. opistolobus · C. oreophilus · C. orientalis · C. orthocephalus (Plumeless Thistle) · C. osterhoutii · C. pallidus · C. palustris · C. paniculatus · C. pannonicus · C. pannosus · C. parryi · C. parviflorus · C. paui · C. pectinatus · C. peisonis · C. peregrinus · C. perennans · C. perplexans · C. personata · C. personatus · C. phyllolepis · C. pijcnocephalus · C. pinetorum · C. pinnatifidus · C. pinocephalus · C. pitcheri · C. plattensis · C. platylepis · C. platyphyllus · C. platypus · C. platypus subsp. granatensis · C. podacanthus · C. poliochrus · C. polyacanthos · C. polyacanthus · C. polyanthemos · C. polyanthemus · C. polyclonos · C. polymorphus · C. polyphyllus · C. pratensis · C. pseudocollinus · C. pseudosyriacus · C. pteracanthus · C. puechii · C. pulchellus · C. pulcherrimus · C. pumilus · C. pycnocephala · C. pycnocephalus (Italian Plumeless thistle Carduus Pycnocephalus) · C. pycnocephalus subsp. marmoratus · C. pygmaeus · C. pyrenaicus · C. radiatus · C. radicans · C. ramosissimus · C. rechingerianus · C. recurvatus · C. repandus · C. reuterianus · C. revolutus · C. rhaeticus · C. rhodopaeus · C. rigens · C. rivagodaynus · C. rivasgodayanus · C. rivularis · C. rosenii · C. rothrockii · C. ruwenzoriensis · C. sanctae-balmae · C. sardous · C. scariosus (Meadow Thistle) · C. schimperi · C. schischkinii · C. schulzeanus · C. scopulorum · C. segetum · C. semiensis · C. seminudus · C. sepincolus · C. septentrionalis · C. serratuloides · C. setosus · C. silvarum · C. simplicifolius · C. smallii · C. solteszii · C. spachianus · C. spachianus subsp. atlantis · C. spachianus subsp. megalatlanticus · C. spathulatus · C. spinosissimus · C. spinosus · C. spinulosus · C. squarrosus · C. stellatus · C. stolzii · C. strigosus · C. subalpinus · C. subcarlinoides · C. subcoriaceus · C. subdecurrens · C. syriacus · C. tataricus · C. taygeteus · C. teniflorus · C. tenuiflorus (Winged Plumeless Thistle Carduus Tenuiflorus) · C. tenuiflorus subsp. sardous · C. tenuifolius · C. ternuiflorus · C. theodori · C. thessalus · C. thoermeri · C. thomsonii · C. thracicus · C. tinctorius · C. tmoleus · C. tmoleus subsp. cronius · C. tomentosus · C. tracyi · C. transalpinus · C. transcaspicus · C. truncatus · C. tuberosus · C. turocensis · C. tweedyi · C. uncinatus · C. undulatus · C. undulatus canescens · C. undulatus var. douglasii · C. undulatus var. nevadensis · C. valentinus · C. vaseyi · C. venustus · C. verlotii · C. vernalis · C. vinaceus · C. virginianus · C. viridis · C. vittatus · C. vivariensis · C. vivariensis vivariensis · C. viveriensis · C. vulgaris · C. weizensis · C. wheeleri · C. wolgensis · C. x brunneri · C. x orthocephalus (Plumeless Thistle) · C. x stangii · C. zetterstedtianus · C. ×abruzzensis · C. ×aragonensis · C. ×conjugens · C. ×gillottii · C. ×halanensis · C. ×heteromorphus · C. ×littoralis · C. ×nyaradyanus · C. ×pseudohamulosus · C. ×semiperegrinus · C. ×vaillantii
References
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- ^ Charlton T. Lewis (1890). "carduus". An Elementary Latin Dictionary. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060%3Aentry%3D%232129.
- ^ Young, T.P.; M.M. Peacock (1985). "Vegetative key to the alpine vascular plants of Mount Kenya". Journal of the East African Natural History Society 185: 1?9.
- ^ Beentje, Henk (2000). Compositae, Part 1 (Flora of Tropical East Africa). Kew Botanical Garden.
External links
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- "Carduus (a genus of thistles)". BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK). http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T3025.HTM. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
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