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Read more about Virginia Thistle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
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__
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Thistle
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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.