Slender Thistle

← Back to the app

Carduus tenuiflorus

Slender Thistle, a reference photo
Photo: Aroche · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Carduus tenuiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is known variously as slender-flower thistle, sheep thistle, shore thistle, slender thistle, winged plumeless thistle, winged slender thistle and winged thistle. It is native to western Europe and Northwest Africa, and is an introduced species elsewhere.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Slender Thistle 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

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Carduus
Species
Carduus tenuiflorus

Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.

Check your photo

More species