Carduus
See also: carduus
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Musk_thistle.jpg/220px-Musk_thistle.jpg)
Etymology
Proper noun
Carduus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – many thistles native to the Old World.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Carduoideae - subfamily; Cardueae - tribe; Carduinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species see
Carduus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or
Carduus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Carduus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Carduus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Carduus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Carduus at USDA Plants database