Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore |
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| Family |
Composite (Compositae) |
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| Bloom |
Summer, Fall |
| Habitat |
Meadows, roadsides |
| Status |
Non-Native
INVASIVE species |
| Cycle |
Biennial |
| Height |
2-6 feet |
| Flower |
Flower heads are usually single
but may be as many as 3 at the top of the stem. Flowers are pink to
red and may be as large as 2". Stiff yellow tipped spines cover the
flower bracts. Only a few flowers per plant. |
| Leaf |
Leaves are deeply cut and the
lobes are coarsely toothed and tipped with a sharp pointed spine. Leaf
margins are edged with shorter, prickly spines. Leaves are wooly on
the underside. |
| Notes |
The stem is coarse and usually hairy. |
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