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Common Name:
Bull Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium vulgare FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium vulgare FAMILY: Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus lanceolatus 179-25-001 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Meadows, pastures, and disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont) (rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: LeConte's Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium lecontei FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium lecontei FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus lecontei 179-25-002 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, bogs
Rare (historically in GA, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Yellow Thistle, Purple Thistle, Bristle Thistle, Horrid Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus spinosissimus 179-25-003 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Roadsides, woodlands, pine savannas
Common (rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Field Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium discolor FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium discolor FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus discolor 179-25-005 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Pastures, woodlands, thickets
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tall Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium altissimum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium altissimum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus altissimus 179-25-006 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Pastures, woodlands, thickets
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium virginianum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium virginianum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus virginianus 179-25-007 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Moist to fairly dry pine savannas, bogs
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Thistle, Spring Thistle, Soft Thistle, Prairie Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium carolinianum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium carolinianum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus carolinianus 179-25-008 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Prairies, open woodlands over mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Coastal Tall Thistle, Nuttall's Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium nuttallii FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium nuttallii FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus nuttallii 179-25-009 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas, roadsides, pastures, wet hammocks, dry hammocks, prairies
Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sandhill Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium repandum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium repandum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus repandus 179-25-010 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Sandhills, other dry sandy habitats
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium muticum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium muticum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus muticus 179-25-011 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Swamps, wet thickets, woodlands, seepage slopes, wet prairies, meadows
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain) (rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Pasture Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium pumilum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium pumilum FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus pumilus 179-25-012 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Pastures, thickets, and woodlands, perhaps especially over mafic rocks
Uncommon in NC, rare in SC
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Canada Thistle, Field Thistle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cirsium arvense FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cirsium arvense FAMILY: Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Carduus arvensis 179-25-013 FAMILY: Asteraceae__
Habitat: Pastures, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Non-native: Europe
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