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Leafy Thistle

Cirsium foliosum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 4, February 4, March 6, April 7, May 11, June 9, July 14, August 7, September 6, October 5, November 4, December 4.
Canada186
United States132
British Columbia72
Idaho60
Alberta44
Nunavut25
Oregon22
Northwest Territories20
Washington18
Yukon15

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

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