Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans) also known as: Nodding Thistle or Nodding Plumeless Thistle  Division - Magnoliaphyta Class - Magnoliopsida Subclass - Asteridae Order - Asterales Family - Asteraceae Genus - Cardus  The plants on this page and the next are of an infestation on Weccacoe Ave., photographed over the course of three years.        Next: Page Two: Weccacoe continued Weeds Taxonomic List List by Scientific Name Text Only List by Scientific Name |