Blessed Thistle (Cnicus benedictus)

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Cnicus Benedictus, or more commonly know as Blessed Thistle, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Cnicus. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Cnicus Benedictus or Blessed Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Cnicus
• Family: Asteraceae
• Order: Asterales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Annual
• Growth Habit: Forb/herb
• Native Status: L48 (I) CAN (I)
• State Noxious Status: SC (PP)
• State Noxious Common Name: SC (blessed thistle)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE

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