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PLANTS Profile |
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Canada thistle
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![Photo of Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20081005175206im_/http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/ciar4_002_shp.jpg)
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
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see all the Cirsium thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
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Synonyms:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
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BRAR20 |
Breea arvensis (L.) Less. |
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BRIN18 |
Breea incana (S.G. Gmel.) W.A. Weber, ined. |
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CAAR29 |
Carduus arvensis (L.) Robson |
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CIARA3 |
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. argenteum (Vest) Fiori |
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CIARH |
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. horridum Wimm. & Grab. |
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CIARI2 |
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. integrifolium Wimm. & Grab. |
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CIARM |
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. mite Wimm. & Grab. |
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CIARV |
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. vestitum Wimm. & Grab. |
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CIIN7 |
Cirsium incanum (S.G. Gmel.) Fisch. ex M. Bieb. |
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CISE |
Cirsium setosum (Willd.) Besser ex M. Bieb. |
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SEAR12 |
Serratula arvensis L. |
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Distribution:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
View
477 genera in Asteraceae,
95 species in Cirsium
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Classification:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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Noxious Weed Information:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
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.
Alaska: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Arizona: |
Canada thistle |
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Prohibited noxious weed |
Arkansas: |
Cirsium |
thistle |
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Noxious weed |
California: |
Canada thistle |
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B list (noxious weeds) |
Colorado: |
Canada thistle |
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B list (noxious weeds) |
Connecticut: |
Canada thistle |
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Potentially invasive, banned |
Delaware: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Hawaii: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Idaho: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Illinois: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Indiana: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Iowa: |
Canada thistle |
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Primary noxious weed |
Cirsium |
thistle |
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Primary noxious weed |
Kansas: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Kentucky: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Maryland: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Michigan: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Minnesota: |
Canada thistle |
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Prohibited noxious weed |
Missouri: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Montana: |
Canada thistle |
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Category 1 noxious weed |
Nebraska: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Nevada: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
New Mexico: |
Canada thistle |
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Class A noxious weed |
North Carolina: |
Canada thistle |
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Class B noxious weed |
North Dakota: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Ohio: |
Canada thistle |
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Prohibited noxious weed |
Oklahoma: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Oregon: |
Canada thistle |
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"B" designated weed |
Canada thistle |
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Quarantine |
Pennsylvania: |
Canadian thistle |
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Noxious weed |
South Dakota: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Canada thistle |
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Regulated non-native plant species |
Utah: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Washington: |
Canada thistle |
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Class C noxious weed |
Wisconsin: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
Wyoming: |
Canada thistle |
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Noxious weed |
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U.S. Weed Information:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Californian thistle
Canada thistle
creeping thistle
field 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.
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Assorted authors.
200_.
State noxious weed lists for 46 states.
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
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Cal-IPC |
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California Invasive Plant Council.
2006.
California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007).
California Invasive Plant Council.
Berkeley, California.
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N'EAST |
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Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast.
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
397pp.
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NE&GP |
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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.
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SEEPPC |
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Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1996.
Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999).
Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Tennessee.
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SWSS |
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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WI |
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Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.).
1997.
Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants.
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources.
Madison, Wisconsin.
102pp.
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WSWS |
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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.
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Introduced Information:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
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 |
FACU-,FAC |
FACU |
FACU+ |
FACU |
FACU |
FACU |
NO |
FACU- |
FACU |
FACU+ |
FAC- |
FAC |
NO |
FACU- |
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36335.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
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.
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Related Web Sites:
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Arizona: abstract & image of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
CO-CSU Extension Fact Sheet
CO-Douglas County Weed Education
Canada-Invasive Exotic Plant Fact Sheets
Colorado Plant Talk: Canada thistle
Colorado-Douglas County: Integrated weed management of Canada thistle
IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)
Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images
Illinois Nature Preserve Commission: Canada thistle
KS-Noxious Weeds in Kansas
MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual
MT-Center for Invasive Plant Management
Montana WOW: Canada thistle
NE-University of Nebraska Weed Publications
NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image
NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters
NebGuide: Canada thistle
OK-OSU Extension-Thistles and their Identification
Ohio State University: Identifying noxious weeds
Purdue University: Control practices for Canada thistle
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification
The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program
UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
UT-Concepts of Biological Control
UT-Unwanted Weeds-Utah Department of Transportation
UT-Utah's 17 Most Noxious Weeds
VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia
Victoria - Natural Resources & Environment: Landcare Notes
Virginia Native Plant Society: Canada thistle
WA-Noxious Weed List & Information
Weed Science Society of America
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: abstract
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