Spear thistle  (Cirsium vulgare)

Facts

KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCirsium (1)
SizeStem height: 30-150 cm (2)
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Status

Widespread and very common (3). Listed as a noxious weed under the Weeds Act of 1959 (4).

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