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Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.
elk thistle

       
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Photo of Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.
Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.

  CIFOM Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC. var. minganense (Victorin) B. Boivin
 

Distribution:
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, ID, MT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 95 species in Cirsium
 

Classification:
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) 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 Mill. – thistle
Species Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC. – elk thistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.

The related entities italicized and indented above 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.

Arkansas:
Cirsium
thistle              Noxious weed
Iowa:
Cirsium
thistle              Primary noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.

Drummond's thistle
elk thistle
leafy thistle
meadow thistle
Cirsium
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.
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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.

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
FAC-,FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC FAC FAC- FAC NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36369.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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