| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Cirsium |
| Species | italicum |
| Author | DC. |
| Use | Used as a vegetable rennet for cheese. Consumed boiled as a potherb. Locals in the Aurunci Mountains don't seem to distinguish between Carduus and Cirsium species in their classification system |
| Collector | Filippo Zeffiri |
| Number | ZEF10 |
| Date | 10/05/2022 |
| Location | Garrigue in Pietracomposta, Municipality of Formia, Province of Latina (Lazio, Italy) |
| Coordinates | N 41.26823156 E 13.59170425 |
| Common name/s | Cardo (both Formiano dialect and standard Italian) |