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Wavyleaf Thistle (Cirsium undulatum)

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Cirsium Undulatum, or more commonly know as Wavyleaf 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 Undulatum or Wavyleaf Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Cirsium
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Biennial Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State Noxious Status: CA (AW)
  • State Noxious Common Name: CA (wavyleaf thistle)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: NE&GP STATE SWSS WSWS
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU FAC
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 3(FAC-) 4(FAC) 5(FACU) 6(FACU) 7(FAC-) 8(FACU) 9(FACU+) 0(NI*)


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