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	Carduus pycnocephalus  L.

Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.

Genus:  Carduus  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Carduus:		Roman plant name
	pycnocephalus:		dense-headed

Fig. 1:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Croatia, Pelješac, Orebic 4.4.2006

Fig. 2:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Croatia, Pelješac, Mokalo 4.4.2006

Fig. 3:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Croatia, Istria, Limski Fjord 29.5.2006

Fig. 4:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Croatia, Senj 31.5.2006

Fig. 5:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle GR Zagoria, Kipi 18.5.2008

Fig. 6:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle GR Zagoria, Kipi 18.5.2008

Fig. 7:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle GR Zagoria, Kipi 18.5.2008

Fig. 8:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Lesbos, Vasilika 21.4.2014

Fig. 9:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Lesbos, Vasilika 21.4.2014

Fig. 10:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Lesbos, Vasilika 21.4.2014

Fig. 11:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Samos, Mourtia - Beach 11.4.2017

Fig. 12:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Samos, Mourtia - Beach 11.4.2017

Fig. 13:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 14:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 15:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 16:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 17:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 18:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Archangelos 17.3.2023

Fig. 19:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Vati 5.4.2019

Fig. 20:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Vati 5.4.2019

Fig. 21:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Vati 5.4.2019

Fig. 22:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Vati 5.4.2019

Fig. 23:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Lindos 25.3.2023

Fig. 24:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Rhodos, Lindos 25.3.2023

Fig. 25:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Crete, Moni Toplou 9.4.2015

Fig. 26:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle Crete, Preveli 3.4.2015

Fig. 27:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle F St. Martin-de-Crau 13.5.2007

Fig. 28:  Carduus pycnocephalus / Plymouth Thistle F Mauguio 7.6.2006

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