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General Information | |
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Symbol: | CIUN |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Duration: |
Biennial Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
CAN N L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Synonyms
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Subclass | Asteridae |
Order | Asterales |
Family | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family |
Genus | Cirsium Mill. – thistle |
Species | Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. – wavyleaf thistle |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Cirsium undulatum . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
Noxious Weed Information | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
Arkansas | |
California
wavyleaf thistle
A list (noxious weeds)
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Iowa |
U.S. Weed Information | |
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Cirsium undulatum
gray thistle
wavyleaf thistle
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
NE&GP | Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. |
SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
WSWS | Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. |
Wetland Status
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Related Links
Related Websites | |
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University of New Mexico: Cirsium Web Sites (CIUN) |
Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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