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Cardueae
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Cardueae

The Cynareae are a tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) and the subfamily Carduoideae. Most of them are commonly known as thistles; four of the best known genera are Carduus, Cynara (containing the widely eaten artichoke), Cirsium, and Onopordum.

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6 branches of this tribe, most-observed first

Thistles and Burdocks

subtribeCarduinae

Knapweeds and Allies

subtribeCentaureinae

Carlininae

subtribeCarlininae

Echinopsidinae

subtribeEchinopsidinae

Saussureinae

subtribeSaussureinae

Cardopatiinae

subtribeCardopatiinae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 632883.