Carduus species- Brampton, Canada

Carduus acanthoides from Canada-GS06032024-1: Carduus acanthoides Linn. Photographed from Brampton Canada, 7-11-2022 I am having doubts as per images at https://powo.science.kew.org/names:188363-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carduus_acanthoides https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=3400 https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/76006-Carduus-acanthoides http://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=212&cname=Spiny+plumeless+thistle https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/weedcontrol/noxiouslist/plumelessthistle https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/plumeless-thistle Same till I find a better match.  

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Carduus edelbergii ?

PLant for ID 17072013 CS1 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 3 authors. Please help in identification of this compositae weed from Srinagar Cirsium wallichii Looks different from images at Cirsium wallichii DC. Appears close to images at Carduus edelbergii Rech.f. Again C. verutum, see my earlier comments. Looks different from phyllaries and spines at the tip of phyllaries […]

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Carduus species- Kenya

  Thistle For ID : Kenya : 11DEC16 : AK-27 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Kindly help in identifying this wild Thistle. Seen in the first week of July in Kenya. Pl. check comparative images at ‎Carduoideae if it helps. Pl. check Carduus edelbergii Rech.f. or Onopordum acanthium L. or similar species from your local […]

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