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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cirsium nuttallii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium nuttallii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-009:
Carduus nuttallii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Tall Thistle, Nuttall's Thistle
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Keith Bradley kab_c_nuttallii_02301
April Miami-Dade County FL
Its conspicuous involucre is less than 1" tall, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cirsium_nuttallii
July
Involucres subtend a mass of pale pink to nearly cream disk flowers, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
COMPARE
involucral bracts of Thistles