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Mexican Thistle (Cirsium mexicanum)

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Cirsium Mexicanum, or more commonly know as Mexican 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 annual which means it grows for one season only. Cirsium Mexicanum or Mexican Thistle's floral region is Puerto Rico.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Cirsium
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual Biennial Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: PR (N)


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