Carduus arabicus, known as the Arabian thistle, is a biennial plant species of thistle in the family Asteraceae.

Grows in Europe (Albania, Greece, Italy [incl.

h. Sicily], Ukraine (Crimea), North Caucasus), Asia (Afghanistan, Gulf countries, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Tajikistan, South Caucasus, Turkey [incl.

h. European], Turkmenistan), Egypt [in t. h.

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