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nodding thistle

/ˈnɒdɪŋ ˈθɪsəl/

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/ˈnɒdɪŋ ˈθɪsəl/formalscientific
  • ruРаспространённое название мускусного чертополоха (Carduus nutans), двулетнего растения, известного своими крупными, поникающими пурпурными соцветиями. Термин используется в ботанике и садоводстве.

A common name for the musk thistle (Carduus nutans), a biennial plant known for its large, nodding purple flower heads. The term is used in botany and gardening contexts.

  1. A type of thistle plantC1formal

    A biennial plant (Carduus nutans) with a distinctive drooping or nodding flower head, native to Europe and Asia but now widespread as an invasive weed.

    ruПоникший чертополох

    • The nodding thistle is easily identified by its large, purple, drooping flower heads.
    • Farmers often struggle to control the spread of nodding thistle in their pastures.
    • Nodding thistle can outcompete native plants in disturbed areas.