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Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
bull thistle
Symbol: CIVU
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 549. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
CIVU Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
 

CALA58

Carduus lanceolatus L.
 

CAVU4

Carduus vulgaris Savi
 

CILA8

Cirsium lanceolatum (L.) Scop., non Hill
 

CILAH

Cirsium lanceolatum (L.) Scop. var. hypoleucum DC.
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State Distributional Map for CIVU
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Plant Distribution by State

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

CIVU

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Related Taxa:
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 101 species in Cirsium

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Classification:
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

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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 vulgare (Savi) Ten. – bull thistle

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Noxious Weed Information:
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
This plant and the related entities and synonyms 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
Colorado:
        bull thistle     Noxious weed
Iowa:
    Cirsium P. Mill.
        thistle     Primary noxious weed
    Cirsium lanceolatum (L.) Scop., non Hill
        bull thistle     Primary noxious weed
Maryland:
        bull thistle     Noxious weed
Minnesota:
        bull thistle     Prohibited noxious weed
New Mexico:
        bull thistle     Class B noxious weed
Oregon:
        bull thistle     "B" designated weed
        bull thistle     Quarantine
Pennsylvania:
        bull thistle, spear thistle     Noxious weed
Washington:
        bull thistle     Class C noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
        bull thistle
        common thistle
        spear thistle
    Cirsium P. Mill.
        thistle
    Cirsium lanceolatum (L.) Scop., non Hill
        bull thistle
This plant and the related entities and synonyms 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.
 
CalEPPC   California Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Exotic Plant Pest List (http://www.cal-ipc.org/1999_cal-ipc_list/, October 19, 1999). California Exotic Pest Plant Council. California.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 
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.
 
SEEPPC   Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee (http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html, October 19, 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
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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Introduced Information:
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FACU- FAC FACU- UPL UPL FACU FACU FAC FACU FACU NI NO NI

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36428.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

    KS-Noxious Weeds in Kansas
    MT-Center for Invasive Plant Management
    OK-OSU Extension-Thistles and their Identification
    Rocky Mountain National Park Exotic Plant Species Assessment
    Victoria - Natural Resources & Environment: Landcare Notes
    WA-Noxious Weed List & Information

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