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June 2025

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Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.

This species name was first published in Syst. Veg. 3: 373 (1826)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000027507.

Synonyms of Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cnicus discolor Muhl. ex Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 1670 (1803) wfo-0000042035
Carduus discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. wfo-0000063585
Cnicus altissimus var. discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 57 (1883) wfo-0000088102
Cirsium discolor f. discolor wfo-0000125691
Cnicus altissimus f. albiflora Britton Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17(5): 124 (1890) wfo-0001037300
Cirsium altissimum f. discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 547. 1894 wfo-0001402879