Musk Thistle (Nodding Thistle)

Authors

A. Gassman, CABI Bioscience Centre Switzerland
L.-T. Kok, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Date of this Version

2002

Comments

In: Van Driesche, R., et al., 2002, Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States, USDA Forest Service Publication FHTET-2002-04, 413 p.

Abstract

Musk thistle, Carduus nutans L., is an invasive weed that has become widespread in the contiguous states of the United States. It is a highly competitive weed of Eurasian origin that has replaced much of the native vegetation in pastures and disturbed areas.