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Carduus nutans - Inflorescence - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer

Carduus nutans - Developing flower heads - Click to enlarge!

Developing flower heads; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer

Carduus nutans - Upper surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper surface of leaf; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer

Carduus nutans - Stem section - Click to enlarge!

Stem section; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer

Carduus nutans - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Botanical Garden of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 6/2008 © Jörn Germer

Identifier: 850
Date of entry: 21.06.2008
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle

German: Nickende Distel

Mandarin: 飞廉 (fei lian)

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2611)

Phylum: Tracheophyta (2511)

Class: Magnoliopsida (2123)

Order: Asterales (221)

Family: Asteraceae (219)(family description)

Genus: Carduus (3)

Epithet: nutans L. (2)

Synonym: Carduus armenus Boiss.

armenus => of Armenian origin

nutans => nodding, drooping

Characteristics

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple, violet

External links

Check for Carduus nutans at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

[868] Carduus nutans - Plants For A Future database

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