The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus:
Cirsium P. Miller P. Miller
Genus Common Name:
Thistle
Species:
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Sprengel
Synonym(s):

Cirsium iowense (Pammel) Fern.

Species Common Name:
Tall thistle
Habitat:
Pastures; open woods; prairie remnants; roadsides
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northeast; infrequent northwest; common elsewhere
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e2285