Cirsium

Contains 10 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Cirsium
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Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Asterales
Cirsium
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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Cirsium altissimum Tall Thistle; Roadside Thistle Native TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Cirsium arvense Canada Thistle; Field Thistle Not Native AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL) TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Cirsium carolinianum Carolina Thistle; Spring Thistle; Soft Thistle Native TN[SNR] KY[S3S4] (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Cirsium discolor Field Thistle Native AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL) TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Cirsium horridulum Common Yellow Thistle; Bull Thistle; Horrid Thistle; Yellow Thistle
Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum Yellow Thistle; Bull Thistle; Horrid Thistle Native TN[SNR] (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank)
Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle Native AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL) TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Cirsium pumilum Pasture Thistle
Cirsium virginianum Virginia Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle Not Native AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL) TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank)