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Edible Thistle

Cirsium edule

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 97, February 85, March 97, April 128, May 161, June 123, July 470, August 357, September 99, October 89, November 78, December 90.
Washington1,582
United States1,481
Canada721
British Columbia718
Oregon230
Alberta3
Utah2
North Dakota2
Colorado1

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

Sources

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Practise Edible 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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