| Name | Cnicus velatus S. Watson |
| Authorship | S. Watson |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Cnicus Linnaeus |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196756-1 |
| Citation | 1891 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 143 |
| Holdings | 4 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Cnicus velatus S. Watson |
| Identification made in | [no date] (2), 1960 (2) |