Carduus elegans Stephan Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Asterales family Asteraceae genus Cousinia species Cousinia astracanica Name Homonyms Carduus elegans Willd. ex Steud., 1840 Carduus elegans Stephan ex Ledeb., 1845 Carduus elegans Pall. ex Georgi, 1775 Carduus elegans Salisb. Carduus elegans Stephan Carduus elegans Pall. Carduus elegans Willd.