(Cirsium arvense)
Conservation • Weed • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Description |
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Height |
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12″ to 48″ |
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Flower Color |
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Pink |
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Habitat |
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Disturbed sites. Fields, pastures, roadsides, waste places. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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June to October |
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Pests and Diseases |
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PST (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis) is a bacterum that causes whitened plant growth (chlorosis) on only the upper portion of the plant, stunted growth, fewer shoots, and inhibition of flowering. |
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7/25/2023 | ||||
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Native to western Asia and Europe. Introduced and naturalized in North America. |
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Common and widespread |
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies) | ||
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Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies) | ||
Subfamily | Carduoideae (thistles and allies) | ||
Tribe | Cardueae | ||
Subtribe | Carduinae (thistles and burdocks) | ||
Genus | Cirsium (plume thistles) | ||
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Synonyms |
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Carduus arvensis Cirsium arvense var. argenteum Cirsium arvense var. horridum Cirsium arvense var. integrifolium Cirsium arvense var. mite Cirsium arvense var. vestitum Cirsium incanum Cirsium setosum Serratula arvensis |
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Common Names |
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California thistle Canada thistle Canadian thistle creeping thistle perennial thistle |
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My old field is about to burst out in thistle bloom. I know the Canadian Thistle is on the invasive list, but I let my bees work it then I start cutting the blooms from before they can go to seed. |
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Slideshows |
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Creeping Thistle Wez Smith |
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About
Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense). |
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Cirsium arvense Matt Lavin |
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About
Introduced rhizomatous perennial often about 1 m tall, with relatively small flowering heads (involucre less than 2 cm high), leaves not densely woolly on either the upper or lower surface, moist disturbed sites from low elevation open areas to open montane understory. |
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Canada Thistle Andree Reno Sanborn |
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About
Cirsium arvense |
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Cirsium arvense FIELD THISTLE Frank Mayfield |
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Canada Thistle, identification of the Wisconsin Invasive Species Cirsium arvense uwcoopextension |
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About
Uploaded on Jan 31, 2011 This is part of a series of videos providing key characteristics for the identification of invasive plants listed in Wisconsin's invasive species administrative rule NR 40. These videos are produced by Dr. Mark Renz of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information on invasive plants and invasive plant management in Wisconsin visit http://ipcm.wisc.edu/Publications/WeedSciencepublications/tabid/116/Default.aspx |
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Weed of the Week #597-Canada Thistle (From Ag PhD #597 9/13/09) AgPhD |
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Uploaded on Sep 21, 2009 Good things from Canada: Rush, Justin Morneau, Tuquks. Bad things from Canada: Anne Murrary, Canada Thistle. Just kidding about Canada Thistle. We'll show you how to kill this weed in this week's weed of the week. |
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Canada Thistle - Phenology Note w John Latimer NowWatchingKAXE |
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Uploaded on Aug 11, 2009 KAXE Phenologist John Latimer talks about the Canada Thistle, one of two common types of tall thistle in Northern MN. |
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The Invaders: Canada Thistle UMDHGIC |
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Uploaded on Aug 13, 2009 Professional Horticulturist and Master Gardener Ellen Nibali identifies the Canada Thistle (cirsium arvense) and explains how to remove this invasive plant from your garden. Click here to read our publication on invasive species for even more information: http://www.hgic.umd.edu/_media/documents/publications/hg88.pdf This video is brought to you by the Home and Garden Information Center, part of University of Maryland Extension. Learn about our Grow It Eat It campaign, which provides resources and encourages people to start their own food gardens. http://www.growit.umd.edu/ Check out our facebook page for more gardening advice: http://www.facebook.com/UMDHGIC#!/GIEIMaryland Intro Credit: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers: (1956); Allied Artists. Music and shot of woman screaming used here in accordance with Fair Use. Shot and Edited by: Alix Watson and Emily Heimsoth |
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Alfredo Colon 8/4/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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Bill Reynolds 7/3/2014 |
Location: Pennington County My old field is about to burst out in thistle bloom. I know the Canadian Thistle is on the invasive list, but I let my bees work it then I start cutting the blooms from before they can go to seed. |
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