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Carduus
Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
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Carduus

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Carduus is a genus of about 90 species of thistles in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. Carduus is Latin for a thistle.[1]

Carduus thistles are used as food plants by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera species, including the Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta) and the case-bearer Coleophora therinella.

Selected species
Hybrids
  • Carduus × orthocephalus

Chardonnay

Cardonnacum, derived from carduus, is Latin for a place with thistles. This is believed to be the origin for the name of the Burgundy village of Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire, which in turn is thought to be the home of the famous Chardonnay grape variety.

References

  1. ^ Charlton T. Lewis (1890). "cārduus". An Elementary Latin Dictionary.