Index / Search / Carduus nutans
§1 Plant
Carduus nutans L.
vernacular nodding plumeless thistle — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Carduus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 661 counties across 43 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 661 counties across 43 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 11 I ▾
California view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 15 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 40 I ▾
- Ada 16001
- Adams 16003
- Bannock 16005
- Bear Lake 16007
- Bingham 16011
- Blaine 16013
- Boise 16015
- Bonner 16017
- Bonneville 16019
- Boundary 16021
- Butte 16023
- Camas 16025
- Canyon 16027
- Caribou 16029
- Cassia 16031
- Clark 16033
- Clearwater 16035
- Custer 16037
- Elmore 16039
- Franklin 16041
- Fremont 16043
- Gem 16045
- Gooding 16047
- Idaho 16049
- Jefferson 16051
- Jerome 16053
- Lemhi 16059
- Lewis 16061
- Lincoln 16063
- Madison 16065
- Minidoka 16067
- Nez Perce 16069
- Oneida 16071
- Owyhee 16073
- Payette 16075
- Power 16077
- Shoshone 16079
- Teton 16081
- Twin Falls 16083
- Washington 16087
Illinois view state ↗ 33 I ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Champaign 17019
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Franklin 17055
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Kane 17089
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- McHenry 17111
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Piatt 17147
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Will 17197
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 61 I ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Grant 20067
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Smith 20183
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 34 I ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Boyle 21021
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Carroll 21041
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Greenup 21089
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Leslie 21131
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Rockcastle 21203
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Warren 21227
Louisiana view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Montana view state ↗ 27 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Broadwater 30007
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Deer Lodge 30023
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Glacier 30035
- Granite 30039
- Jefferson 30043
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Mineral 30061
- Missoula 30063
- Park 30067
- Pondera 30073
- Powell 30077
- Ravalli 30081
- Rosebud 30087
- Sanders 30089
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 43 I ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Boone 31011
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cass 31025
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawson 31047
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Fillmore 31059
- Franklin 31061
- Gage 31067
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Johnson 31097
- Kearney 31099
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Madison 31119
- Morrill 31123
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Polk 31143
- Richardson 31147
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sherman 31163
- Thayer 31169
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- York 31185
Nevada view state ↗ 7 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 9 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 20 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 12 I ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 2 I ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 19 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 19 I ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Texas view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Bandera 48019
- Blanco 48031
- Brewster 48043
- Collin 48085
- Concho 48095
- Crockett 48105
- Dallas 48113
- Edwards 48137
- Gillespie 48171
- Grayson 48181
- Johnson 48251
- Kendall 48259
- Kerr 48265
- Kimble 48267
- Lamb 48279
- McCulloch 48307
- Menard 48327
- Parker 48367
- Real 48385
- Schleicher 48413
- Sutton 48435
- Tarrant 48439
- Travis 48453
Utah view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 51 I ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Caroline 51033
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King William 51101
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
Washington view state ↗ 20 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 23 I ▾
- Albany 56001
- Big Horn 56003
- Campbell 56005
- Carbon 56007
- Converse 56009
- Crook 56011
- Fremont 56013
- Goshen 56015
- Hot Springs 56017
- Johnson 56019
- Laramie 56021
- Lincoln 56023
- Natrona 56025
- Niobrara 56027
- Park 56029
- Platte 56031
- Sheridan 56033
- Sublette 56035
- Sweetwater 56037
- Teton 56039
- Uinta 56041
- Washakie 56043
- Weston 56045
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CANU4 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8185959 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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