Carduus argentatus Linnaeus , Mantissa Plantarum Altera : 280. 1771 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C) Jarvis, Charlie 5WZFM L. Linnaeus 1771 Magnoliopsida Asteraceae Carduus Plantae Asterales Tracheophyta species argentatus      Carduus argentatusLinnaeus,  Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 280. 1771.  "Habitat in Aegypto." RCN: 5952.    Lectotype(Kazmi in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Muenchen5: 453. 1964): Herb. Linn. No. 966.10 ( LINN). 2612073158 LINN 966.10 lectotype