Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cirsium pumilum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium pumilum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Cirsium pumilum var. pumilum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-012:
Carduus pumilus FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cirsium odoratum
COMMON NAME:
Pasture Thistle
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ciod_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cirsium pumilum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium pumilum
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Cirsium pumilum var. pumilum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-012:
Carduus pumilus
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cirsium odoratum
3382
Forb
Biennial/Perennial
Habitat: Pastures, thickets, and woodlands, perhaps especially over mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Uncommon in NC, rare in SC
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins spiny
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Disc: Purplish-lavender
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene
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