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Prairie Thistle (Cirsium canescens)

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Cirsium Canescens, or more commonly know as Prairie 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 biennial or bi-annual which means it can grow or bloom twice, in the first year and the following year. Cirsium Canescens or Prairie Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Cirsium
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Biennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: NE&GP WSWS


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