Musk Thistle

Musk Thistle
Scientific name: Carduus nutans L.
Common names: Musk thistle, nodding thistle ...

BIOLOGY & SPREAD: Musk thistle is usually a biennial, requiring 2 years to complete a reproductive cycle, but may germinate and flower in a single year in warmer climates.

Carduus nutans Musk Thistle. Musk thistle is an imported invasive weed from Eurasia. For more information go to Musk thistle ecology and control..
Botany in a Day
Cirsium scariosum. Elk Thistle.

Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
Semi-desert, foothills, montane, subalpine. Meadows, disturbed areas. Summer.
Mesa Verde National Park, Knife Edge Trail, July 17, 2004 (with Zachary and Spencer).

Carduus nutans, the Musk Thistle, or Nodding Thistle, occurs in waste places, and is particularly partial to chalky and limestone soils.

Index- plants in this Family
Asteraceae / Aster Nodding Plumeless Thistle (Carduus nutans)
Nodding Plumeless Thistle is also known as Musk Thistle. ...

Everlasting, Mountain Heath, Mountain Melick, Mountain Milk-vetch, Mountain Pansy, Mountain Sandwort, Mountain Sorrel, Mouse-ear Hawkweed, Mousetail, Moutain Willow, Mudwort, Mugwort, Musk, Musk Mallow, Musk Orchid, Musk Storksbill, Musk Thistle ...

See also: Thistle, Medic, Aster, Nodding Thistle, Stock