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soft thistle

Cirsium carolinianum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arkansas.January 12, February 14, March 14, April 31, May 99, June 14, July 10, August 11, September 11, October 12, November 10, December 13.
United States689
Arkansas249
Texas70
Alabama65
Missouri65
Illinois53
Mississippi38
North Carolina34
Georgia33
Louisiana30

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
  • Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.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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Practise soft 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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