Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Carduus carpetanus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Carduus bourgeanus
- Carduus litigiosus
- Carduus lusitanicus
- Cirsium pyrenaicum
- Carduus argentatus
- Carduus carlinoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carduus
- Species
- Carduus carpetanus
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