Carduus nutans

Translingual

Carduus nutans
"Nodding" Carduus nutans flower head

Etymology

Coined by Swiss botanist Johann Bauhin prior to 1613. The specific epithet is derived from Latin nutans (nodding), describing the drooping angle of a mature flower head.

Proper noun

Carduus nutans f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – the musk thistle or nodding thistle.

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