Asteraceae FAMILY
Carduus nutans
Carduus nutans
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Carduus nutans is a Biennial up to 0.90 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeMost of Europe, including Britain, north to Norway, south and east to N. Africa, Siberia and W. Asia
HabitatPastures, arable fields and waste places on calcareous soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].