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Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.
Japanese thistle
Symbol: CIJA2
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Cultivated, or not in the U.S.

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Related Taxa:
Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 101 species in Cirsium

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Classification:
Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.

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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 japonicum Fisch. ex DC. – Japanese thistle

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Noxious Weed Information:
Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.
This plant and 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
California:
        Japanese thistle     Q list (temporary "A" list noxious weed, pending final determination )
Iowa:
    Cirsium P. Mill.
        thistle     Primary noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.
        Japanese 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 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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