Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cirsium virginianum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Virginia Thistle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium virginianum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-007:
Carduus virginianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Thistle
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_civi_001_lvd
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John B. Nelson jbn_8011829634_cc94372be9
September Charleston County SC
Corollas purple, 21-26 mm, throats noticeably wider than tubes, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cirsium virginianum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium virginianum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-007:
Carduus virginianus
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
3080
Forb
Biennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist to fairly dry pine savannas, bogs, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins spiny
LEAVES:
Simple: Unlobed and/or dissected
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p172
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p131
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p207