Status:
valid
Authors:
R.E.Fr.
Source:
tro
Year:
1923
Citation Micro:
Acta Horti Berg. 8: 28 1923
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001130780
Common Names
- Carduus conjugens
- Conjugate Plumeless Thistle
- Conjugate Thistle
Uses & Benefits
Carduus conjugens is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It has medicinal properties, such as treating skin diseases, reducing inflammation, and improving digestion.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Carduus conjugens has yellow flowers with spiny bracts. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have a rosette of long, spiny leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Carduus conjugens is a perennial plant that is propagated by division of the rootstock. It is best grown in a sunny position in moist, well-drained soil. It can tolerate some shade, but will not flower as well. It is drought tolerant once established.
Where to Find Carduus conjugens
Carduus conjugens is native to the Mediterranean region, including parts of Spain, Italy, and Greece.
Species in the Carduus genus
Carduus afromontanus,
Carduus solteszii,
Carduus tenuiflorus,
Carduus broteroi,
Carduus millefolius,
Carduus nawaschini,
Carduus volutarioides,
Carduus angusticeps,
Carduus cephalanthus,
Carduus myriacanthus,
Carduus weizensis,
Carduus getulus,
Carduus pumilus,
Carduus turocensis,
Carduus macracanthus,
Carduus affinis,
Carduus spachianus,
Carduus crispus,
Carduus transcaspicus,
Carduus fissurae,
Carduus martinezii,
Carduus rechingerianus,
Carduus acanthocephalus,
Carduus fasciculiflorus,
Carduus chrysacanthus,
Carduus kerneri,
Carduus cantabricus,
Carduus acicularis,
Carduus pycnocephalus,
Carduus budaianus,
Carduus argyroa,
Carduus schimperi,
Carduus meonanthus,
Carduus onopordioides,
Carduus lobulatus,
Carduus kumaunensis,
Carduus bourgaei,
Carduus aurosicus,
Carduus arvaticus,
Carduus modestii,
Carduus seminudus,
Carduus peisonis,
Carduus dahuricus,
Carduus ibicensis,
Carduus keniensis,
Carduus macrocephalus,
Carduus membranaceus,
Carduus leptocephalus,
Carduus leptocladus,
Carduus maroccanus,
Species in the Asteraceae family
Aaronsohnia pubescens,
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi,
Abrotanella filiformis,
Abrotanella rostrata,
Abrotanella linearis,
Abrotanella trilobata,
Abrotanella muscosa,
Abrotanella inconspicua,
Abrotanella trichoachaenia,
Abrotanella caespitosa,
Abrotanella nivigena,
Abrotanella pusilla,
Abrotanella linearifolia,
Abrotanella papuana,
Abrotanella rosulata,
Abrotanella emarginata,
Abrotanella fertilis,
Abrotanella spathulata,
Abrotanella purpurea,
Abrotanella patearoa,
Abrotanella submarginata,
Abrotanella diemii,
Abrotanella scapigera,
Abrotanella forsterioides,
Acamptopappus shockleyi,
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus,
Acanthocephalus benthamianus,
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius,
Acanthocladium dockeri,
Acanthodesmos distichus,
Acanthodesmos gibarensis,
Acanthospermum humile,
Acanthospermum consobrinum,
Acanthospermum glabratum,
Acanthospermum microcarpum,
Acanthospermum hispidum,
Acanthospermum australe,
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides,
Acanthostyles buniifolius,
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis,
Achillea buiana,
Achillea conrathii,
Achillea cucullata,
Achillea styriaca,
Achillea clavennae,
Achillea cappadocica,
Achillea huber-morathii,
Achillea ptarmicoides,
Achillea sieheana,
Achillea barrelieri,