Carduus nutans

Nodding Thistle at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Carduus nutans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 16 Mar 2018
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Identification history

Carduus nutans 24 Mar 2018 BettyDonWood
Carduus nutans 24 Mar 2018 alexwatt

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Growing thickly under the Candlebarks.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Carduus nutans Scientific name
  • Nodding Thistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 1168m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Carduus nutans subsp. nutans

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