Carduus defloratus subsp. carduelis (L.) A.Kern. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SUBSPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Asterales family Asteraceae genus Carduus species Carduus carduelis Name Homonyms Carduus defloratus subsp. carduelis (L.) A.Kern. ex Hegi Carduus defloratus subsp. carduelis (L.) A.Kern.