| Name | Cnicus linearifolius S. Watson |
| Authorship | S. Watson |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Cnicus Linnaeus |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:61791-2 |
| Citation | 1891 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 143 |
| Holdings | 2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Cnicus linearifolius S. Watson |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1), 1988 (1) |