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Flodman's thistle

Cirsium flodmanii

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28 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Minnesota.January 16, February 17, March 24, April 58, May 112, June 65, July 127, August 45, September 41, October 30, November 17, December 13.
United States1,229
Canada1,030
Minnesota486
Alberta300
Manitoba264
Saskatchewan248
North Dakota182
South Dakota169
Ontario155
Nunavut155

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusPlume Thistles · Cirsium

Sources

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Practise Flodman's thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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