Beautiful photographs and nice presentation. Dr.Mahadeswara Swamy On Saturday, July 13, 2013 10:40:53 PM UTC+5:30, Sukla Chanda wrote: > > Hi Friends, > This good looking Musk thistle is declared a noxious > weed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noxious_weed> > in many U.S. states <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._states>, > Canadian<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada> > provinces, South Africa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa>, New > Zealand <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand>, and > Australia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia> > . In agricultural systems the contagious nature and large rosette size of > musk thistle populations results in competition with crops for space, > nutrients, and light. > *Carduus nutans* L. (Musk thistle) > > Musk Thistle has very showy and fragrant flowerheads, while its foliage > is quite spiny. Until the nodding flowerheads are produced, it can be > difficult to distinguish from other thistles. > > Photographs are taken from different parts of Illinois in June-July, 2013. > ** > > > > Thanks, > > Sukla >
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