Synonyms: Aplotaxis australasica; Aplotaxis bungei; Aplotaxis carthamoides; Aplotaxis multicaulis; Cirsium lyratum (homotypic); Cnicus carthamoides; Cnicus multicaulis (homotypic); Haplotaxis bungei (homotypic); Hemistepta lyrata lyrata; Hemisteptia carthamoides; Hemisteptia lyrata f. alba; Hemisteptia lyrata f. nivea; Saussurea affinis (homotypic); Saussurea bungei (homotypic); Saussurea carthamoides (homotypic); Saussurea lyrata; Saussurea stricta (heterotypic); Serratula carthamoides (heterotypic); Serratula multicaulis