Carduus nutans (Musk thistle)

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Carduus nutans L.

Musk thistle, nodding plumeless thistle, nodding thistle, plumeless thistle, nplumeless thistle

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Asterales	Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family	Asteraceae	The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus	Carduus
Species	nutans

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8/28/2014 · Town of Taos Visitor Center, Taos, New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)

8/28/2014 · Town of Taos Visitor Center, Taos, New Mexico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

8/28/2014 · Town of Taos Visitor Center, Taos, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)

Carduus macrocephalus Desf.

Carduus macrolepis Peterm.

Carduus nutans L. ssp. leiophyllus (Petrovic) Stojanov & Stef.

Carduus nutans L. var. leiophyllus (Petrovic) Arènes

Carduus nutans L. ssp. macrocephalus (Desf.) Nyman

Carduus nutans L. ssp. macrolepis (Peterm.) Kazmi

Carduus nutans L. var. macrocephalus (Desf.) B. Boivin

Carduus nutans L. ssp. nutans

Carduus nutans L. var. vestitus (H.M. Hallier) B. Boivin

Carduus nutans description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Oct 2021.

8/28/2014 · Town of Taos Visitor Center, Taos, New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 22 cm)

8/28/2014 · Town of Taos Visitor Center, Taos, New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm)

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