Resources
- Weed Field Guide - USDA Forest Service
- Carduus acanthoides - Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images
0026037 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Flower(s) Gary L. Piper |
0026038 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Plant(s) Gary L. Piper |
1459784 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Foliage Steve Dewey |
1459786 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
5290083 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Plant(s) Todd Pfeiffer |
5290084 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Flower(s) Todd Pfeiffer |
5290085 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Foliage Todd Pfeiffer |
5290087 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Plant(s) Todd Pfeiffer |
5290088 spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Plant(s) Todd Pfeiffer |
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
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- 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.
- Idaho 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 Noxious Weeds
- Michigan Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Nebraska Noxious Weeds
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class B
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
- Wyoming Noxious Weeds
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Asterales |
| Family: Asteraceae |
| Genus: Carduus |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
plumeless thistle
| 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. |

