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Carduus nutans
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Translingual
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Etymology
mul Q123660 prior to 1613. The specific epithet is derived from mul la nutans<t:nodding>, describing the drooping angle of a mature flower head.
Proper noun
1 f Carduus nutans nutans la
species family Asteraceae the musk thistle or nodding thistle
Hypernyms
species Asterales order order; Asteraceae family family; Carduoideae subfamily subfamily; Cardueae tribe tribe; Carduinae tribe subtribe; Carduus genus genus
Translations
Carduus nutans musk thistle
References
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