Spear thistle  (Cirsium vulgare)

Facts

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Anthophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae
Genus Cirsium (1)
Size Stem 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).