Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Carduus nutans var. macrocephalus (Desf.) B.Boivin
, legitimate, scientific
[Boivin, J.R.B (1972), Flora of the Prairie Provinces, Part III, (continued). Phytologia 23(1)]:
111
[comb. et stat. nov.]
basionym:
Carduus macrocephalus Desf.
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Carduus nutans subsp. acrocephalus N.C.W.Beadle
orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Carduus macrocephalus Desf.
legitimate
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APC Comment:
A South American taxon recorded by N.C.W.Beadle, Stud. Fl. N. E. New S. Wales 4: 675 (1980), possibly in error for Carduus nutans sens. str. (A.R.Bean, pers. comm., 2007).
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[doubtful taxonomic synonym]
doubtful taxonomic synonym of:
Carduus nutans L.
legitimate