Carduus nutans is a biennial plant in the daisy and sunflower family Asteraceae with the common names musk thistle, [1] nodding thistle, and nodding plumeless thistle. It is native to regions of …

In North American literature, the scientific name Carduus nutans L., commonly known as musk thistle, has been applied to an aggregate of large-flowered plumeless thistles in the aster …

Encycloweedia: Data Sheet - Carduus genus California Department of Food and Agriculture. See also: Included on California's noxious weed list; see Encycloweedia: Program Details for …

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. Leaves are green and lanceolate …

Carduus nutans (musk thistle) is a biennial or winter annual (family Asteraceae) found in disturbed open sites, roadsides, pastures, annual grasslands, and waste areas, but is mostly limited to …

Description: This herbaceous plant is either a biennial or summer annual (usually the former). It consists initially of a rosette of basal leaves. These basal leaves are 4-12" long and 1¼-4" …

Nodding plumeless-thistle is among the most serious weeds in North America. It is unpalatable to livestock and may form dense stands in pastures. It prefers disturbed sites in a variety of …

Musk thistle is a biennial thistle that is a rosette of leaves in its first year and sends up a flowering stalk in its second year, then dies. Musk thistle is also sometimes called "nodding thistle" …

Nov 16, 2021 · This datasheet on Carduus nutans covers Identity, Overview, Distribution, Dispersal, Hosts/Species Affected, Diagnosis, Biology & Ecology, Environmental …

Carduus nutans is a perennial herb that is not native to California. More … [USDA FEIS] Origins and Introduction: Musk thistle is native to western and central Europe, northwards to Scotland …