Carduus canus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 529; Mantissa Plantarum: 108. 1767.

"Habitat in Austria." RCN: 5955.

Type not designated.

Original material: Vandelli, Herb. Linn. No. 966.26 (LINN); [icon] in Bauhin & Cherler, Hist. Pl. Univ. 3(1): 44. 1651.

Current name: Cirsium canum (L.) All. ( Asteraceae).