| Source: | 
							
								Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (CC-By-SA-3.0 Unported).
 
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                            | Name: | 
                            
				Cirsium ferox (L.) DC.
				
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                            | Nomencl. ref.: | 
                            in Lamarck & Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 4: 120. 1805 | 
                           
						  
                          
                            | Rank: | 
                            Species | 
                           
                          
                            | Status: | 
                            
				
					
                              	
                              	
					ACCEPTED
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		| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): | 
		Regnum - Plantae 
				    
				Divisio - Tracheophyta 
				    
				    
				Subdivisio - Spermatophytina 
				    
				    
				    
				Class - Magnoliopsida 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Superordo - Asteranae 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Ordo - Asterales 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Familia - Compositae Giseke 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Tribus - Cardueae Cass. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				Genus - Cirsium Mill. 
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				    
				
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		| Basionym: | 
		Cnicus ferox L. | 
                           
                          
                          
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                              		Homotypic synonyms:
                              		
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                            	Cnicus ferox L. | 
							
                           
                          
 
						  
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		| Common names: | 
		
				Cardo crudele (Italian), Cirse féroce (French), caps d’Ase (Catalan), caps d´ase (Catalan), cardigases (Catalan), cardo (Spanish, Castillian), cardo blanco (Spanish, Castillian), cardos blancos (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits] | 
			
	 
	
		| Maps: | 
		
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		| Occurrence: | 
		
       			  ● Ga(F) Hs(S) It | 
		
	 
                        
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