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Musk Thistle | South Dakota Department of Agriculture

Musk Thistle

(Carduus nutans)

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Roots: taproot, fleshy, stout

Stems: erect, highly branched, with spiny wings

Leaves: alternate, blades simple, margins deeply serrate, surfaces without hair

Flowers: rose-purple to white disk florets, developing from outer edge to center

Origin: Eurasia