Carduus L. genus accepted

Cirsium Mill. genus accepted

Galactites Moench genus accepted

Lophiolepis Cass. genus accepted

Cynara L. genus accepted

Ptilostemon Cass. genus accepted

Silybum Vaill. ex Adans. genus accepted

Epitrachys K.Koch genus accepted

Picnomon Adans. genus accepted

Lamyropsis (Kharadze) Dittrich genus accepted

Notobasis (Cass.) Cass. genus accepted

Lophiocirsium Del Guacchio, Bures, Iamonico & P.Caputo genus accepted

Tyrimnus (Cass.) Bosc genus accepted

Nuriaea Susanna, Calleja & Moreyra genus accepted

Afrocarduus (Kazmi) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna genus accepted

Afrocirsium Calleja, N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna genus accepted