Taxonomy Profile: Onopordum acanthium (L)

Onopordum acanthium: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Scotch thistle []
cotton thistle []
heraldic thistle []
Scotch cotton thistle []
Scotch cottonthistle []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Onopordum acanthium: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
sunflowers |
tournesols |
Genus : Onopordum
cotton thistle |
cottonthistle |
Species : Onopordum acanthium
Scotch thistle |
cotton thistle |
heraldic thistle |
Scotch cotton thistle |
Scotch cottonthistle |
Onopordum acanthium Direct Children(s):
Onopordum acanthium: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Onopordum acanthium
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Onopordum acanthium
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Onopordum acanthium
Source:
Asteraceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-05-13
Notes:
Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center
Reference for:
Onopordum acanthium
Publication(s):
Onopordum acanthium: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Incidental
Onopordum acanthium: Comments