Herbarium specimen: Carduus nutans
| Taxon: | Asteraceae: Carduus nutans L. ("Musk Thistle") |
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| Filed in taxon folder: | Asteraceae: Carduus nutans L. ("Musk Thistle") |
| Collected by: | Mr Harold Stuart Thompson |
| Collection date: | 24/6/1936 |
| Locality: | Great Britain, VC34 West Gloucestershire, Sea Mills, ST57, Rough pasture above Sea Mills estuary not far from a farm house |
| ex herb: | Mr Harold Stuart Thompson |
| Institution: | University of Birmingham (BIRM) |
| Image: |  |
| notes: | Growing with C.lanceolatus & one plant of Silybum. A number of spikes were similar, some had been cut off. The bracts are shorter & broader at base than usual ie less lanceolate. Of a fresh specimen sent to Kew, Sir Arthur Hill writes "Apparently Carduus nutans L altho' the possibility of its being a hybrid cannot be entirely excluded. The largest capitulum was not, as you supposed, destitute of florets. On being forced open it appeared to be quite normal" 27 June 1936 (This latter fact surprised me very much I saw no sign of florets HST) |
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Documented by chrisu on 14th June 2010.
