Carduus canus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 529; Mantissa Plantarum: 108. 1767. "Habitat in Austria." RCN: 5955. Type not designated. Original material: Vandelli, Herb. Linn. No. 966.26 (LINN); [icon] in Bauhin & Cherler, Hist. Pl. Univ. 3(1): 44. 1651. Current name: Cirsium canum (L.) All. (Asteraceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C), pp. 370-473 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 384, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197