musk thistle
(Carduus nutans)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies) | ||
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Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies) | ||
| Subfamily | Carduoideae (thistles and allies) | ||
| Tribe | Cardueae | ||
| Subtribe | Carduinae (thistles and burdocks) | ||
| Genus | Carduus (plumeless thistles) | ||
Cardueae is a synonym of the tribe name. Cynareae was published first and has precedence. Nevertheless, most sources use the name Cardueae for the tribe. |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. alpicola) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. falcatoincurvus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. granatensis) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. leio) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. leiophyllus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. litoralis) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. macrocephalus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. macrolepis) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. maurus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. micropterus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. numidicus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. nutans) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. perspinosus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. platylepis) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. platypus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. scabrisquamus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. siculus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. taygeteus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. trojanus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans var. cossonianus) musk thistle (Carduus nutans var. sporadum) |
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Common Names |
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musk thistle nodding plumeless thistle nodding plumeless-thistle nodding thistle plumeless thistle |
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The Musk Thistle, Carduus nutans, in different phases |
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Slideshows |
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| Carduus nutans Susanne Wiik |
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About
Nikketistel, Nodding thistle |
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| Carduus nutans Matt Lavin |
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About
Introduced annual to biennial herb with stems upwards of 1.5 m tall, the capillary bristles reveal this is not a species of Cirsium and the broad involucral bracts (phyllaries), over 2 mm wide, readily distinguish this species, common in disturbed sites from low elevation to mountain meadows. |
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Other Videos |
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| Nodding Thistle (Carduus Nutans) / Musk Thistle - 2012-06-12 W3stlander |
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About
Published on Jun 14, 2012 The Musk thistle or Nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) is a member of the sunflower family Asteraceae. ------------- |
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| Weed of the Week #758-Musk Thistle (Air Date 10/14/12) AgPhD's channel |
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Published on Oct 17, 2012 It's our Weed of the Week, Musk Thistle |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/7/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Laura Baxley 7/11/2018 |
Location: Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie |
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