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Cirsium canescens Nutt.
prairie thistle
Symbol: CICA11
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 552. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
CICA11 Cirsium canescens Nutt.
 

CAUNC

Carduus undulatus Nutt. var. canescens (Nutt.) Porter
 

CINE3

Cirsium nebraskense (Britt.) Lunell
 

CINE4

Cirsium nelsonii (Pammel) Petrak
 

CIPL2

Cirsium plattense (Rydb.) Cockerell ex Daniels
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About prairie thistle

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Plant source and reference for Cirsium canescens

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State Distributional Map for CICA11
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Plant Distribution by State

Cirsium canescens Nutt.

CICA11

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South Dakota distribution information
Related Taxa:
Cirsium canescens Nutt.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 101 species in Cirsium

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Classification:
Cirsium canescens Nutt.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Asterales –
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Cirsium P. Mill. – thistle
                               Species Cirsium canescens Nutt. – prairie thistle

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Noxious Weed Information:
Cirsium canescens Nutt.
The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Arkansas:
    Cirsium P. Mill.
        thistle     Noxious weed
Iowa:
    Cirsium P. Mill.
        thistle     Primary noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Cirsium canescens Nutt.
        Platte thistle
        prairie thistle
    Cirsium P. Mill.
        thistle
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above are considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cirsium canescens Nutt.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36350.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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