Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Cirsium (Thistle)
Cirsium canum (L.) All. - Queen Anne's Thistle
Cirsium erisithales (Jacq.) Scop. - Yellow Thistle
Cirsium rivulare (Jacq.) All. - Brook Thistle
Cirsium tuberosum (L.) All. - Tuberous Thistle
Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill - Meadow Thistle
Cirsium acaulon (L.) Scop. - Dwarf Thistle
Cirsium heterophyllum (L.) Hill - Melancholy Thistle
Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop. - Cabbage Thistle
Cirsium spinosissimum (L.) Scop. - Spiniest Thistle
Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop. - Marsh Thistle
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. - Spear Thistle
Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop. - Woolly Thistle
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. - Creeping Thistle
50–150 cm tall, thistle-like, <i>without</i> latex. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> capitula (with involucres), stem 1‑ to few-capitate, capitula solitary. <span class="v1">capitula:</span> only with tubular-flowers; <span class="v1">capitula...
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery
in nutrient-poor, alkaline, periodically wet habitats