Carduus leptacanthus Fresen.

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Carduus leptacanthus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near the start of the Gahinga Trail, below Volcanous National Park.

Carduus leptacanthus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near the start of the Gahinga Trail, below Volcanous National Park.

Carduus leptacanthus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near the start of the Gahinga Trail, below Volcanous National Park.

Carduus leptacanthus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near the start of the Gahinga Trail, below Volcanous National Park.

Carduus leptacanthus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near the start of the Gahinga Trail, below Volcanous National Park.

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Synonyms: Afrocarduus leptacanthus (Fresen.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna
Carduus abyssinicus Sch.Bip.
Carduus semiensis Pic.Serm.
Carduus stolzii R.E.Fr.
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Status: Uncertain
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Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and ?Malawi.
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Literature:

Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 638. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 62.


Other sources of information about Carduus leptacanthus:

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Flora of Burundi: Carduus leptacanthus
Flora of the DRC: Carduus leptacanthus
Flora of Kenya: Carduus leptacanthus
Flora of Rwanda: Carduus leptacanthus
Flora of Tanzania: Carduus leptacanthus
Flora of Uganda: Carduus leptacanthus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Carduus leptacanthus
African Plant Database: Carduus leptacanthus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Carduus leptacanthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Carduus leptacanthus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Carduus leptacanthus
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iNaturalist: Carduus leptacanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Carduus leptacanthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Carduus leptacanthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Carduus leptacanthus
Plants of the World Online: Carduus leptacanthus
Tropicos: Carduus leptacanthus
Wikipedia: Carduus leptacanthus


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Carduus leptacanthus.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=238410, retrieved 2 November 2026

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