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    Carduus nutans

    Carduus nutans is a biennial plant in the daisy and sunflower family Asteraceae with the common names musk thistle, nodding thistle, and nodding plumeless thistle. It is native to regions of Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa, where it is a scattered pasture plant. The musk thistle has been declared as invasive in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Wikipedia

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  4. cabidigitallibrary.org

    Carduus is the Latin name for 'thistle' and nutans is Latin for 'nodding', referring to the drooping attitude of the mature flower heads (Popay and Medd, 1990).There is considerable variation within this species, and confusion still exists as to what rank to assign to variant populations.
  5. minnesotawildflowers.info

    The large flower heads and broad, showy bracts make this species stand out from the rest, though closely related is Plumeless Thistle (Carduus acanthoides), whose flower heads are rather smaller, with narrow bracts. Nodding Thistle is on the noxious weed list for Minnesota, a common pasture/roadside pest.
  6. illinoiswildflowers.info

    The tufted hairs of Carduus spp. (Musk Thistles) have barbed hairs from minute lateral hairs, while the tufted hairs of Cirsium spp. (Thistles) are more plumose (feathery) from longer lateral hairs. This is why Carduus nutans is sometimes referred to as the 'Plumeless Thistle,' even though its seeds have tufts of hair.
  7. americansouthwest.net

    As with many other thistles in America, carduus nutans is an introduced species, native to Asia and Europe, now a troublesome weed across most of the US. The flower head is formed of numerous narrow disc florets, rich purple in color, and reaching a diameter of 2 inches. Below are several rings of particularly large and spiny bracts, initially ...
  8. calflora.org

    Carduus nutans L. Musk thistle, Nodding plumeless thistle. Carduus nutans is a perennial herb that is not native to California. Cal-IPC rating: moderate Plant Range. Observation Search ~2544 records in California Plant Characteristics. one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle. D J J J A S O N A F M M. Bloom Period Photos ...
  9. wiki.bugwood.org

    Carduus nutans is an herbaceous, biennial plant that grows to 6 ft. (1.8 m) tall. The stem has very spiny wings. Carduus species may hybridize with each other. Foliage Leaves are green and lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate. They are often pinnatifid and are very prickly. Leaves are usually sessile to slightly clasping.

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