Resources
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Weed Field Guide - USDA Forest Service
Selected Images
 0580002 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Flower(s) Loke T. Kok |
 0806080 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Competition Dave Powell |
 1196054 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Foliage Michael Shephard |
 1196097 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Foliage Michael Shephard |
 1211064 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) Dave Powell |
 1237086 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Flower(s) Britt Slattery |
 1237113 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Stem(s) Dan Tenaglia |
 1237114 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Foliage Dan Tenaglia |
 1459722 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Foliage Steve Dewey |
 1459723 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Feature(s) Steve Dewey |
 1459751 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
 5160012 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
 5160013 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
 5160016 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Fruit(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
 5160034 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
 5161005 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Fruit(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
 5161007 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
 5162039 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
 5307008 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
 5307009 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
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| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council - Watch list A
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Forest Service-Alaska, 2004
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 4
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Iowa Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Maryland Noxious Weeds
- Michigan Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Pennsylvania Noxious Weeds
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch B
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Genus: Cirsium |
Other System Links
Plants: CIVUBayer: CIRVU
GRIN: 104163
ITIS: 36428
NPDN Pest: PBFAWBG
NPDN Host: 36348
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
common thistle, spear thistle
Related Scientific Names:
| Carduus lanceolatus (Savi) Ten. | (Synonym) |
| Carduus vulgaris (Savi) Ten. | (Synonym) |
| Cirsium lanceolatum (Savi) Ten. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
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