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Sand Dune Thistle (Cirsium pitcheri)

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Cirsium Pitcheri, or more commonly know as Sand Dune 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 Pitcheri or Sand Dune Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Cirsium
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Biennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • Federal T/E Status: Threatened
  • Federal T/E Common Name: sand dune thistle
  • State T/E Status: IL (T) IN (T) MI (T) WI (T)
  • State T/E Common Name: IL (Pitcher's dune thistle) IN (dune thistle) MI (Pitcher's thistle) WI (dune thistle)


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