Carduus nutans Boiss. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Asterales family Asteraceae genus Carduus species Carduus platypus Name Homonyms Carduus nutans Boiss. ex Nyman Carduus nutans L. Carduus nutans Boiss.