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Carduus acanthoides L.
spiny plumeless thistle

       
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Photo of Carduus acanthoides L.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Italy. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Carduus acanthoides L.

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Distribution:
Carduus acanthoides L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Carduus acanthoides L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 6 species in Carduus
 

Classification:
Carduus acanthoides L.

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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 Carduus L. – plumeless thistle
Species Carduus acanthoides L. – spiny plumeless thistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Carduus acanthoides L.

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, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
plumeless thistle              Prohibited noxious weed
Arkansas:
Carduus
thistle              Noxious weed
California:
plumeless thistle              A list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
plumeless thistle              B list (noxious weeds)
Iowa:
Carduus
thistle              Primary noxious weed
Maryland:
plumeless thistle              Noxious weed
Minnesota:
plumeless thistle              Prohibited noxious weed
Nebraska:
plumeless thistle              Noxious weed
North Carolina:
plumeless thistle              Class B noxious weed
Oregon:
plumeless thistle              "A" designated weed
plumeless thistle              Quarantine
South Dakota:
plumeless thistle              Regulated non-native plant species
Washington:
plumeless thistle              Class B noxious weed
plumeless thistle              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
West Virginia:
plumeless thistle              Noxious weed
Wyoming:
plumeless thistle              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Carduus acanthoides L.

plumeless thistle
spiny plumeless thistle
Carduus
thistle

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to 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 weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 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.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
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.
 

Introduced Information:
Carduus acanthoides L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Carduus acanthoides L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35785.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Carduus acanthoides L.

CalFlora: database occurrence

MT-Center for Invasive Plant Management

North Carolina Agriculture and Consumer Services

WA-Noxious Weed List & Information

 
 
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