bull thistle
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Resources
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Weed Field Guide - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
 0580002 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Flower(s) Loke T. Kok |
 0806080 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Competition Dave Powell |
 1196054 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Foliage Michael Shephard |
 1211064 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) Dave Powell |
 1237113 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Stem(s) Dan Tenaglia |
 1237114 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Foliage Dan Tenaglia |
 1459722 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Foliage Steve Dewey |
 1459723 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Feature(s) Steve Dewey |
 1459751 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
 5160012 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 5160013 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Flower(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 5160034 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 5161005 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Fruit(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 5161007 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Flower(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 5376372 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Fruit(s) Julia Scher |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council - Watch list A
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 4
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Indiana Invasive Species Council - Invasive Plant List
- Invasive Plant Species of West Virginia
- Iowa Forest Invasive Plants
- Iowa Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Noxious Weeds
- Michigan Noxious Weeds
- Missouri SRISP Species List
- National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team Invasive Plant List
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Hampshire Invasive Plant Species Watch List
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Non-Native Invasive Plants of Arlington County, Virginia
- Non-Native Invasive Plants of the City of Alexandria, Virginia
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Invasive Plants
- Pennsylvania Noxious Weeds
- Pennsylvania Regulations for Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Virginia Invasive Plant Species List
- Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2012
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Invasive Species Strategic Plan and Volunteer Guidelines 2014
- West Virginia Native Plant Society, Flora West Virginia Project, and West Virginia Curatorial Database System, September 3, 1999
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: Carduoideae |
| Genus: Cirsium |
Other System Links
Plants: CIVUBayer: CIRVU
GRIN: 104163
ITIS: 36428
NPDN Pest: PBFAWBG
NPDN Host: 36348
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
common thistle, spear thistle
| Related Scientific Names: | |
| Carduus lanceolatus (Savi) Ten. | (Synonym) |
| Related Scientific Names: | |
| Carduus vulgaris (Savi) Ten. | (Synonym) |
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| Cirsium lanceolatum (Savi) Ten. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
