Contains 9 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Cirsium
THISTLE
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Asterales
Cirsium
Citation
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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Cirsium altissimum Tall Thistle; Roadside Thistle Native
Cirsium carolinianum Carolina Thistle; Spring Thistle; Soft Thistle Native
Cirsium discolor Field Thistle; Two Color Thistle Native
Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum Horrid Thistle; Yellow Thistle Native
Cirsium horridulum var. megacanthum Big Spine Thistle Native G5 (Global Rank)
Cirsium lecontei Black Thistle; Le Conte's Thistle Native FACW- (NWPL) S1 (State Rank) G2G3 (Global Rank)
Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle Native OBL (NWPL) S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Cirsium nuttallii Nuttall's Thistle; Coastal Tall Thistle Native FAC (NWPL)
Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle; Common Thistle Not Native FAC (NWPL)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.