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Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)

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Cirsium Arvense, or more commonly know as Canada Thistle, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Cirsium. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Cirsium Arvense or Canada Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Cirsium
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) AK (I) CAN (I) GL (I) SPM (I)
  • State Noxious Status: AK (NW) AZ (PNW) CA (BW) CO (BW) CT (PIB) DE (NW) HI (NW) IA (PRNW) ID (NW) IL (NW) IN (NW) KS (NW) KY (NW) MD (NW) MI (NW) MN (PNW) MO (NW) MT (CAT1) NC (CBW) ND (NW) NE (NW) NM (CAW) NV (NW) OH (PNW) OK (NW) OR (BDW Q) PA (NW) SD (NW RNPS) UT (NW) WA (CCW) WI (NW) WY (NW)
  • State Noxious Common Name: AK (Canada thistle) AZ (Canada thistle) CA (Canada thistle) CO (Canada thistle) CT (Canada thistle) DE (Canada thistle) HI (Canada thistle) IA (Canada thistle) ID (Canada thistle) IL (Canada thistle) IN (Canada thistle) KS (Canada thistle) KY (Canada thistle) MD (Canada thistle) MI (Canada thistle) MN (Canada thistle) MO (Canada thistle) MT (Canada thistle) NC (Canada thistle) ND (Canada thistle) NE (Canada thistle) NM (Canada thistle) NV (Canada thistle) OH (Canada thistle) OK (Canada thistle) OR (Canada thistle) PA (Canadian thistle) SD (Canada thistle) UT (Canada thistle) WA (Canada thistle) WI (Canada thistle) WY (Canada thistle)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: Cal-IPC N'EAST NE&GP SEEPPC STATE SWSS WI WSWS
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU- FAC
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FACU+) 3(FACU) 4(FACU) 5(FACU) 7(FACU-) 8(FACU) 9(FACU+) 0(FAC-) A(FAC) H(FACU-)


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