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Carduus crispus L.
curly plumeless thistle

       
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Photo of Carduus crispus L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United Kingdom, England. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carduus crispus L.

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Distribution:
Carduus crispus L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AR, CT, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, ND, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Carduus crispus L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 6 species in Carduus
 

Classification:
Carduus crispus 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 crispus L. – curly plumeless thistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Carduus crispus 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.

Arkansas:
Carduus
thistle              Noxious weed
Iowa:
Carduus
thistle              Primary noxious weed
West Virginia:
curled thistle              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Carduus crispus L.

curled thistle
welted 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.
 

Introduced Information:
Carduus crispus 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 crispus L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35786.

 

Related Web Sites:
Carduus crispus L.

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

 
 
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