Cirsium vulgare (Bull thistle)

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Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Bull thistle

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Asterales	Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family	Asteraceae	The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus	Cirsium	From Greek kirsion, “a kind of thistle”
Species	vulgare	Latin for “common”

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7/21/2013 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 15 cm)

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

9/9/2014 · Bemis Road, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 12 cm)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 6" (12 × 15 cm)

8/1/2009 · Gordon & Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 19 × 28" (47 × 71 cm) ID is uncertain

9/9/2014 · Bemis Road, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 5" (14 × 12 cm)

7/21/2013 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4½" (16 × 11 cm)

8/2/2008 · Flying Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 6 × 6" (15 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine ID is uncertain

8/28/2016 · Groton Hills Conservation Area a, Groton, Massachusetts

8/28/2014 · Eagle Nest Lake, Eagle Nest, New Mexico
≈ 11 × 7" (28 × 18 cm)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 3½ × 4" (8.7 × 9.9 cm)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 11 cm)

8/28/2014 · Eagle Nest Lake, Eagle Nest, New Mexico
≈ 10 × 7" (25 × 16 cm)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 4½ × 7" (12 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ID is uncertain

8/28/2016 · Groton Hills Conservation Area a, Groton, Massachusetts

7/21/2013 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 4" (13 × 10 cm)

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

7/28/2009 · Near Nashua River Boat Ramp, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 6" (18 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

9/3/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 5" (10 × 12 cm)

Carduus lanceolatus L.

Carduus vulgaris Savi

Cirsium lanceolatum (L.) Scop. non Hill

Cirsium lanceolatum (L.) Scop. var. hypoleucum DC.

Cirsium vulgare description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.

9/9/2014 · Bemis Road, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 5" (14 × 13 cm)

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
≈ 9 × 14" (23 × 35 cm)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 3½ × 5" (8.7 × 13 cm)

8/26/2007 · Rocky Creek?, Oregon · By Susan M. Kent

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

8/26/2007 · Rocky Creek?, Oregon · By Susan M. Kent

8/28/2014 · Eagle Nest Lake, Eagle Nest, New Mexico
≈ 7 × 11" (18 × 28 cm)

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
≈ 4½ × 3½" (12 × 9.8 cm)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 14 cm)

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

9/3/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 7" (13 × 17 cm)

7/21/2013 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm)

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ID is uncertain

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
≈ 4 × 3" (10 × 8.2 cm)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ID is uncertain

9/9/2014 · Bemis Road, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 9" (16 × 23 cm)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

8/28/2016 · Groton Hills Conservation Area a, Groton, Massachusetts

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ID is uncertain

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
≈ 3½ × 5" (9.6 × 12 cm)

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