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
- A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – the musk thistle or nodding thistle.
Hypernyms
- Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Carduoideae – subfamily; Cardueae – tribe; Carduinae – subtribe; Carduus – genus
Translations
Carduus nutans — see musk thistle
References
- Carduus nutans on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Carduus nutans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Carduus nutans on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons