Common Name: NODDING THISTLE, MUSK THISTLE
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 3
Wetness Index: FACU
Physiognomy: Ad B-Forb
Roadsides, fields, and gravelly banks. The oldest Michigan collection seen is from Eaton Co. in 1924.
This showy, but very spiny, Eurasian species is locally introduced in North America.
B. S. Walters
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| Eaton |
| Hillsdale |
| Lenawee |
| Livingston |
| Monroe |
| Oakland |
| Schoolcraft |
| Shiawassee |
| Washtenaw |
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/267