Carduus acanthoides
Common names
plumeless thistle
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Similar taxa
Capitula erect, (1)-1.5-(2) x 1.5-2 cm; outer and middle involucral bracts evenly tapered from base, with erecto-patent apices; corolla (12)-14-18 mm long; pappus 11-14 mm long.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Asteraceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1896
Origin
Europe
Other information
Etymology
carduus: From the Greek word kardos which means thistle.
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
CARACA