Carduus armatus Boiss. & Heldr. in Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 104. 1846
Carduus armatus in Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 104. 1846
is replaced synonym for Carduus tmoleus subsp. armatus in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 71: 48. 1975
non Carduus armatus, 1821
Carduus armatus in Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 104. 1846