Pitcher's Thistle
Cirsium pitcheri |
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| Family |
Composite (Compositae) |
Photo by Jocelyn Trepte, 2006 |
| Bloom |
Spring |
| Habitat |
Moist deciduous woods |
| Status |
Native |
| Cycle |
Biennial |
| Height |
1-3 feet |
| Flower |
Flowers are creamy white to pale
yellow. The flowers do not appear until the second year. |
| Leaf |
Leaves are narrow and highly
branched. They are either smooth at the tips or end in a small, weak
spine. |
| Notes |
The stem and lower
leaf surfaces are densely white-wolly. Stems are erect and lack spines
except where leaves attach to the stem. The Pitcher's Thistle is
found only in the Great Lakes sand dunes and is a Federally endangered
species protected by law in all states. |
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