⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record gcc-55775, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. marmoratus .
The record derives from TICA which reports it as a synonym (record D2875EAC-7B3F-4054-A3E7-78BEECB173A6
) with original publication details: Arcang.. 1894. 722 1894.