Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
Carduus nutans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Carduus
Species:
C. nutans
Binomial name
Carduus nutans
L.
Carduus nutans, with the common names musk thistle,[1]nodding thistle, and nodding plumeless thistle, is a biennial plant in the daisy and sunflower family Asteraceae. It is native to regions of Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa, where it is a scattered pasture plant.[2][3][4] The musk thistle has been declared as invasive in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.[3]
^BSBI List 2007(xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^Jongejans, Eelke; Shea, Katriona; Skarpaas, Olav; Kelly, Dave; Sheppard, Andy W.; Woodburn, Tim L. (2008). "Dispersal and demography contributions to population spread of Carduus nutans in its native and invaded ranges". Journal of Ecology. 96 (4): 687–697. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01367.x. hdl:2066/65635. ISSN 0022-0477.
^ abJulien, M. H.; McFadyen, R. E.; Cullen, Jim, eds. (2012). Biological control of weeds in Australia. Collingwood, Vic: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-09993-7. OCLC 770639865.
Carduusnutans, with the common names musk thistle, nodding thistle, and nodding plumeless thistle, is a biennial plant in the daisy and sunflower family...
carduorum), a fungus, may also be used against C. nutans. Carduus acanthoides CarduusnutansCarduus personata Carduus keniensis There are about 90 to 127 species...
Other species, including dwarf thistle (Cirsium acaule), musk thistle (Carduusnutans), and melancholy thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum) have also been suggested...
weevil, was introduced to North America to control exotic musk thistle (Carduusnutans) and Canadian thistle (Cirsium arvense). However, the weevil also attacks...
gall flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae feed on Carduus crispus, Carduusnutans, and Cirsium species. United Kingdom & Scandinavia South to...
semi-crystalline even in hot weather. Nodding thistle, or Musk thistle (Carduusnutans) Worldwide Considered a noxious weed in many areas of the world, but...
but also on Cirsium palustre and less frequently on Carduusnutans, Carduus crispus, and Carduus acanthoides. Overwintering occurs as an imago in the...
Other serious pasture and crop land plant pests are nodding thistle (Carduusnutans), Californian thistle (Cirsium arvense), ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)...
seed-dispersal dynamics of the invasive thistles Cirsium arvense and Carduusnutans in their introduced range (North America)". Plant Ecology. 210 (2):...
pasture. where it flies from July–October. The larvae mine the stems of Carduusnutans. Adults visit white umbellifers, Calluna vulgaris., Cirsium arvense...
Xinjiang). The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Larvae have been recorded feeding on Carduusnutans, Cirsium lanceolatum and Centaurea jacea. Cochylis posterana posterana...
Agapanthia cardui are polyphagous in herbaceous plants, mainly feeding on Carduusnutans (hence the specific name) and Silybum marianum, as well as on Salvia...
the weevil Rhinocyllus conicus was released to control musk thistle, Carduusnutans, but once in the wild it also attacked many native species, including...
the area as an agent of biological pest control against musk thistle {Carduusnutans). Cirsium ownbeyi. The Nature Conservancy. Biota of North America Program...
of plants including Burgamot (Monarda fistulosa) and Milk Thistle (Carduusnutans). The Ottoe Skipper is unable to survive in altered habitats such as...
pappus up to 2 centimeters long. This thistle may resemble musk thistle (Carduusnutans) in appearance. This plant's native habitat is a network of streams...
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