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Cirsium edule Nutt.
edible thistle

       
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Photo of Cirsium edule Nutt.
©Susan McDougall. United States, WA, Mount Adams, N.W. side, Near Council Lake. August 1, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Cirsium edule Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Cirsium edule Nutt.

  CAMA31 Carduus macounii Greene  
  CIHA Cirsium hallii (A. Gray) M.E. Jones   Hall's thistle
  CIMA7 Cirsium macounii (Greene) Rydb.  
 

Distribution:
Cirsium edule Nutt.

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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 (AK, ID, OR, WA), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Cirsium edule Nutt.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 95 species in Cirsium
 

Classification:
Cirsium edule Nutt.

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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 edule Nutt. – edible thistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cirsium edule Nutt.

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 edule Nutt.

Cirsium
thistle

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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cirsium edule Nutt.

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

More Accounts and Images:
Cirsium edule Nutt.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36366.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/29/2008 11:00 PM MDT