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Onopordum tauricum Willd.
bull cottonthistle
Symbol: ONTA
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for ONTA
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Plant Distribution by State

Onopordum tauricum Willd.

ONTA

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CA
California
Colorado

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California distribution information
Related Taxa:
Onopordum tauricum Willd.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Onopordum

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Classification:
Onopordum tauricum Willd.

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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 Onopordum L. – cottonthistle
                               Species Onopordum tauricum Willd. – bull cottonthistle

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Noxious Weed Information:
Onopordum tauricum Willd.
This plant and the related entity 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:
    Onopordum L.
        thistle     Noxious weed
California:
        Taurian thistle     A list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
        Scotch thistle     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Onopordum tauricum Willd.
        taurus cotton thistle
    Onopordum L.
        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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Introduced Information:
Onopordum tauricum Willd.
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.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Onopordum tauricum Willd.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38141.

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Onopordum tauricum Willd.

    Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images

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