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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Carduus acanthoides ssp. acanthoides
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carduus acanthoides
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-015:
Carduus acanthoides
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Plumeless Thistle, Spiny Plumeless-thistle
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JK Marlow jkm0507h_11
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
Flower heads short-pedunculate and erect in flower, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm0507h_16
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
Plants very spiny, stem tough, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm0507h_19b
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
Involucres arachnose. Outer involucral bracts erect, inner bracts soft, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
involucral bracts of Thistles
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5374305
Month Unknown
Stems leafy to near apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.