Carduus nutans L.
(Musk Thistle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
GenusCarduus (a genus of thistles)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle) :
1: Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU06 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
large plant
Image 1: Plant - in situ - on downlandImage 2: Plant - in situ - on downland (2)Image 3: Plant - in situ - on downland (3)Image 4: Plant - in situ - on downland (4)Image 5: Plant - in situ - on downland (5)
2: Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
small plant
Image 1: Capitula - just opening - close-upImage 2: Capitula - just opening - side viewImage 3: Capitulum - bud - close-upImage 4: Capitulum - close-upImage 5: Plant - in situ
3: Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
16 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Flowers
4: Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
10 Aug 1974 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W England
Image 1: Flowers
5: Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
22 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Capitulum - just opening
6: Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
7 Jul 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowers

Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 24 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carduus nutans (Musk Thistle)
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