Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Wiklund , legitimate, scientific
Wiklund, A. (1992), The genus Cynara L. (Asteraceae - Cardueae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 109(1): 120 [tax. nov.]
Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Cynara scolymus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cynara esculenta Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (L.) Benth. legitimate
  • APC Comment: Application of this name to naturalised plants in Australia may not be appropriate. See GRIN http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?317996. Cynara cardunculus and C. scolymus are recognised as distinct taxa in NSW.
  • APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 61-62, map [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Cynara scolymus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (L.) Benth. legitimate common name: Wild Artichoke [n/a] common name: Artichoke Thistle [n/a] common name: Cardoon [n/a]
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 14 [secondary reference]
Baker, M.L., Wapstra, M. & Lawrence, D. (20 August 2019), An annotated census of the lesser-known naturalised plants of Tasmania. Muelleria 38: 31 BHL [secondary reference]
common name: artichoke thistle [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Cynara scolymus L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (L.) Benth. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (formerly naturalised)