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Cirsium canum (L.) All.
Queen Anne's thistle
Symbol: CICA16
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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About Queen Anne's thistle

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State Distributional Map for CICA16
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Plant Distribution by State

Cirsium canum (L.) All.

CICA16

Massachusetts

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Related Taxa:
Cirsium canum (L.) All.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 101 species in Cirsium

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Classification:
Cirsium canum (L.) All.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    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 canum (L.) All. – Queen Anne's thistle

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Noxious Weed Information:
Cirsium canum (L.) All.
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 canum (L.) All.
    Cirsium P. Mill.
        thistle
The related entity italicized and indented above is 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 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Introduced Information:
Cirsium canum (L.) All.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cirsium canum (L.) All.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501534.

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