Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cirsium nuttallii
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Coastal Tall Thistle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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.
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John B. Nelson jbn_4704986612_f59f04f16d
June
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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
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cirsium_nuttallii_3
July
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__
3132
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas, roadsides, pastures, wet hammocks, dry hammocks, prairies, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins spiny
LEAVES:
Simple: Dissected
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Disc: Pale pink/ Nearly cream/ Lavender
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Achene
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