Daisy family (Asteraceae) ⁵

Summary ⁶

Cirsium arvense is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native throughout Europe and northern Asia, and widely introduced elsewhere. The standard English name in its native area is creeping thistle.

Learn more ⁵

Cornell Weed Identification, Cornell University.
Midwest Invasive Species Information Network.
Invasipedia, Bugwood & The Nature Conservancy.
CABI Compendium.
Fire Effects Information, U.S. Forest Service.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Almantas Kulbis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Almantas Kulbis, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14318255
2. (c) perzley, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by perzley, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3119506
3. (c) Ellyne Geurts, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ellyne Geurts, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86831247
4. (c) Papageorgiou Nikolaos, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Papageorgiou Nikolaos, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89466008
5. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
6. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirsium_arvense

More Info

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• NBN Atlas
• New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
• OregonFlora.org
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• USDA PLANTS database
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