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Musk Thistle

Carduus nutans

Photo by Jack Settle
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A very spiky flower. Thank you KarenSaxton for the ID!

Habitat:

Wild area with lots of other types of plants and animals

Species ID Suggestions

Musk thistle

Carduus nutans

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KarenSaxton
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Comments (1)
Jack Settle
Thank you Karen! I guess it was just about to go into full bloom?

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PublishedMay 31, 2013

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