Synonyms: Anactis pilosa; Atractylis fusus-agrestis; Atractylis lanata; Atractylis leucocephala; Atractylis lutea; Atractylis pilosa; Calcitrapa lanuginosa (heterotypic); Carduncellus lanatus; Carduus attractylis; Carthamus lanatus var. abyssinicus (homotypic); Carthamus lanatus var. longifolius; Carthamus tauricus; Centaurea lanata (heterotypic); Heracantha lanata; Heracantha taurica; Heteracantha lanata (homotypic); Hohenwartha gymnogyna; Kentrophyllum incanum; Kentrophyllum lanatum (homotypic); Kentrophyllum lanatum var. abyssinicum; Kentrophyllum luteum; Kentrophyllum tauricum; Kentrophyllum turbinatum; Onobroma lanata (homotypic); Onobroma lanatus; Phonus lanatus