*Carduus nutans Linnaeus. Common name: Nodding Thistle, Musk Thistle. Phenology: Late May-Nov. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Taxonomy Comments: C. nutans in its native range in Eurasia consists of a complex of taxa variously treated at specific, subspecific, and varietal rank; the application of these taxa to North American material is problematic and unresolved (see Keil 2006e in FNA for discussion).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA19, G, Il, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Ok, Pa, RAB, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W; > Carduus nutans L. ssp. leiophyllus (Petrovič) Stoj. & Stef. – GrPl; > Carduus nutans L. ssp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman – GrPl, NcTx; > Carduus nutans L. ssp. macrolepis (Peterm.) Kazmi – K1
Links to other floras: = Carduus nutans - FNA19
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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