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bull thistle
Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Synonym(s): common thistle, spear thistle

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service

Selected Images from www.invasive.org
 
Number:0580002
Description:Close-up of flower
Photographer:Loke T. Kok, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Number:1237086
Description:Flowers
Photographer:Britt Slattery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Number:1211064
Description:Large mature plant at timber harvest area
Photographer:Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service
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Number:1237113
Description:Stem
Photographer:Dan Tenaglia, www.missouriplants.com
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Number:1237114
Description:Leaf
Photographer:Dan Tenaglia, www.missouriplants.com
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Description:Distribution Map
Source:USDA NRCS, The PLANTS Database, September, 2003

Invasive and Noxious Weed References

  • Invasive Exotic Plant Species of Management Concern, USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, May 18, 2001 - http://www.se-eppc.org/fslist.cfm
  • Arkansas State Plant Board, Regulations on Plant Diseases and Pests, September 1997 - http://www.plantboard.org/plant_pdfs/plantdiseasereg.pdf
  • Annotated Code of Maryland. 1994. Weed Control. State of Maryland. http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/state_noxious.cgi?statefips=24
  • Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. 1997. Summary of Plant Protection Regulations. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/state_noxious.cgi?statefips=42
  • Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee. May 2001.
    http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html
  • Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia - http://www.dcr.state.va.us/dnh/invlist.pdf
Taxonomic Reference
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=CIVU

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The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forest Resources and
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology
Last updated on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 at 04:02 PM
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