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PLANTS

Nodding thistle

Carduus nutans

Plants
IntroducedHerbBiennial · Perennialjuillet to septembre
Nodding thistle, photo 1 of 5
Nodding thistle, In flower
Nodding thistle, In fruit

Biennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields. Flowers from July to September.

There are 56 observations of Nodding thistle in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal38
  2. Montérégie6
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  4. Laval4
  5. Lanaudière2

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains

Similar species

Bull thistleCirsium vulgare
Spiny plumeless thistleCarduus acanthoides
Creeping thistleCirsium arvense
TOXIC
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Scotch thistleOnopordum acanthium
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Field thistleCirsium discolor
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Marsh thistleCirsium palustre
Flodman's thistleCirsium flodmanii