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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cirsium arvense   FAMILY Asteraceae__   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium arvense   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Cirsium arvense

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-013:

Carduus arvensis   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Cirsium arvense

 

COMMON NAME:
Canada Thistle, Field Thistle


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image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_ciar4_001_lvd

        

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_ciar4_009_lvd

        

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_397

        

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

JK Marlow    jkm060712_059

July    Tazewell County    VA

Roadside

Numerous small heads (0.5"-0.75") in a branched inflorescence, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

JK Marlow    jkm060712_060

July    Tazewell County    VA

Roadside

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

JK Marlow    jkm060712_063

July    Tazewell County    VA

Roadside

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

JK Marlow    jkm060712_066

July    Tazewell County    VA

Roadside

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

JK Marlow    s060711_a

July    Tazewell County    VA

Roadside

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

Leslie Dietz, Bugwood.org    bug_1929057

Month Unknown        

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org    bug_5436742

Month Unknown        

Lower leaf surfaces are green, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org    bug_5447376

Month Unknown        

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org    bug_5450403

Month Unknown        

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org    bug_5451379

Month Unknown        

Pappus tawny, plumose, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Cirsium arvense, Canada Thistle, Field Thistle

Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org    bug_5515718

Month Unknown        

Involucres are smooth or, at most, have minute prickles on outer bracts, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cirsium arvense   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium arvense   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Cirsium arvense

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-013:
Carduus arvensis   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cirsium arvense

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Pastures, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins spiny

LEAVES:
Simple: Lobed, unlobed and/or dissected
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-pink
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

 

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