Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.

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Showing Cnicus lanceolatus

Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl

Cnicus lanceolatus (L.) Willd.

, legitimate

, scientific

Willdenow, C.L. (1787), Florae Berolinensis Prodromus

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59

[comb. nov.]

basionym:

Carduus lanceolatus L.

legitimate

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay.

The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae

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cviii

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Carduus lanceolatus L.

legitimate

Bentham, G. (1873), Notes on the Classification, History, and Geographical Distribution of Compositae.

Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany

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571

[secondary reference]

Abbot, F. (1879), Thistles, notes on Carduus arvensis.

Papers and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania

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77

BHL

[secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora

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96

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Carduus lanceolatus L.

legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants

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276

[secondary reference]

common name:

Plumed Thistle

[n/a]

common name:

Spear Thistle

[n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae.

Flora of South-eastern Queensland

:

582

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

legitimate

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae.

Flora of Australia

:

58

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of:

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

legitimate