Carduus nutans L., 1753 31% complete

Musk thistle

Sp. Pl.: 821 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced10 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 821 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Musk thistle No source recorded
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Family common name Aster family No source recorded
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Observations Europe to Siberia and Xinjiang No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 73 cm
  • 72.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 251, 866, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 174, 178, 264, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape achene Sourced
Maximum height 100 cm
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 251, 866, 882, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul
  • may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 264
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded jan, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 264
Sourced
Duration annual, biennial
  • annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 264, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 8 / 9 · light Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record