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Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.
Japanese thistle

       
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Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.

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Related Taxa:
Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 95 species in Cirsium
 

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 Mill. – thistle
Species Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC. – Japanese thistle
 

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

Arkansas:
Cirsium
thistle              Noxious weed
California:
Japanese thistle              Q list (temporary "A" list noxious weed, pending final determination )
Iowa:
Cirsium
thistle              Primary noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.

Japanese 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.
 

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Cirsium japonicum Fisch. ex DC.

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Time Generated: 10/11/2008 04:18 PM MDT