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Asteraceae (Compositae) > Cirsium (thistle) | |
Virginia Thistle (Cirsium virginianum) Craven Co., NC 28 Aug 2005 Found mostly growing in pine savannas in the eastern half of the state, this species is somewhat uncommon in North Carolina. | |
Virginia Thistle (Cirsium virginianum) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 | |
Virginia Thistle (Cirsium virginianum) Craven Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 | |
Virginia Thistle (Cirsium virginianum) Pender Co., NC 13 Sep 2009 |
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Orange Co., NC 7/20/2005 Although not native to the U.S. and considered by several states to be a Noxious Weed, Bull Thistle is a great butterfly nectar source, as this Clouded Skipper can attest to! | |
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) same as above |
Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) Pender Co., NC 24 April 2004 | |
Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) Harnett Co., NC 21 May 2006 | |
Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) Harnett Co., NC 21 May 2006 |
Sandhill Thistle (Cirsium repandum) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Grows in dry sandy habitats in the NC sandhills region. | |
Sandhill Thistle (Cirsium repandum) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 |
Cirsium sp. Orange Co., NC 12 Sep 2007 | |
Cirsium sp. Orange Co., NC 12 Sep 2007 | |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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