Characteristics
Carduus nutans L.
nodding thistle, musk thistle
Successional fields. A very showy but uncommon non-native species.
Herbaceous
Biennial
Vascular
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Not Native
Naturalized
UPL (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
SNA (State Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Carduus nutans L.
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Species Distribution Map
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