Resources
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Weed Field Guides - USDA Forest Service
Selected Images
 0001059 musk thistle Carduus nutans Flower(s) James R. Allison |
 1459766 musk thistle Carduus nutans Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
 1459777 musk thistle Carduus nutans Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
 0580013 musk thistle Carduus nutans Foliage Loke T. Kok |
 1148159 musk thistle Carduus nutans Flower(s) USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
 1334026 musk thistle Carduus nutans Flower(s) Wendy VanDyk Evans |
 1382012 musk thistle Carduus nutans Flower(s) Ricky Layson |
 1382013 musk thistle Carduus nutans Flower(s) Ricky Layson |
 1459773 musk thistle Carduus nutans Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
 1539016 musk thistle Carduus nutans Plant(s) James H. Miller |
 1237110 musk thistle Carduus nutans Stem(s) Dan Tenaglia |
 1358309 musk thistle Carduus nutans Feature(s) Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte |
 1237112 musk thistle Carduus nutans Plant(s) Dan Tenaglia |
 1299210 musk thistle Carduus nutans Plant(s) Vince Belleci |
 1299211 musk thistle Carduus nutans Infestation Vince Belleci |
 1384001 musk thistle Carduus nutans Infestation Kris Johnson |
 1459768 musk thistle Carduus nutans Infestation Steve Dewey |
 0024053 musk thistle Carduus nutans Infestation Norman E. Rees |
 5306090 musk thistle Carduus nutans Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
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| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Illinois Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kansas Noxious Weeds
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maryland Noxious Weeds
- Michigan Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Missouri Department of Conservation,
- Missouri Noxious Weeds
- Nebraska Noxious Weeds
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- New Hampshire Restricted Invasive Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class B
- North Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Ohio Noxious Weeds
- Oklahoma Noxious Weeds
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Pennsylvania Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Utah Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
- Wyoming Noxious Weeds
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Genus: Carduus |
Other System Links
Plants: CANU4Bayer: CRUNU
GRIN: 104109
ITIS: 35787
NPDN Pest: PBFAQBC
NPDN Host: 28151
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
nodding plumeless thistle, nodding thistle, bristle thistle
Related Scientific Names:
| Carduus macrocephalus L. | (Synonym) |
| Carduus macrolepis L. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
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