Cardueae
(“thistles”)

Cardueae (“thistles”) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Arctium
burdocks
Genus 5 subtaxa 93 trophisms 3 references
Carduus
a genus of thistles
Genus 4 subtaxa 95 trophisms
Centaurea
knapweeds and star-thistles
Genus 17 subtaxa 182 trophisms 2 references
Cirsium
thistle
Genus 11 subtaxa 260 trophisms 3 references
Cnicus benedictus
Blessed Thistle
Species 2 trophisms
Cynara
cardoons, globe artichokes
Genus 2 subtaxa 13 trophisms
Echinops
globe-thistles
Genus 6 subtaxa 11 trophisms
Saussurea alpina
Alpine Saw-wort
Species 1 trophisms
Serratula tinctoria
Saw-wort
Species 14 trophisms
Silybum eburneum
a cultivated milk thistle
Species 1 trophisms
Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle
Species 14 trophisms
[Carlina/Carduus/Cirsium]
thistles
Informal 18 subtaxa 366 trophisms 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Cardueae (“thistles”) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cardueae (“thistles”):

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