Onopordum illyricum

Onopordum illyricum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Onopordinae
Genus: Onopordum
Species: Onopordum illyricum
Subspecies: O. i. subsp. cardunculus – O. i. subsp. illyricum

Name

Onopordum illyricum L., Sp. Pl.: 827 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Onopordum acanthium subsp. illyricum (L.) Lej. & Courtois, Comp. Fl. Belg. 3: 127 (1836).
  • Carduus illyricus (L.) Baill., Hist. Pl. 8: 289 (1882).
  • Onopordum acanthium subsp. illyricum (L.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 174 (1894).
  • Onopordum illyricum subsp. eu-illyricum (L.) Arènes, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 225 (1942), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria. Continental: Northern America ⧼Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.⧽ California (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 827. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Onopordum illyricum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Onopordum illyricum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Onopordum illyricum. Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Onopordum illyricum. Accessed: 21 Mar 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Onopordum illyricum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 21.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Onopordum illyricum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Cardo borriquero

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