Plants of USA and Canada

Scientific or common name:

Carduus virginianus L.


ASTERACEAE Family selection - Aster family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Carduus virginianus L. Taxon selection
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 2: 824. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species
See: ► Cirsium virginianum (L.) Michx.

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Common names

US name U.S. name: Virginia thistle

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial
 

Synonyms:
= Cirsium virginianum (L.) Michx.
= Cirsium revolutum (Small) Petr.



TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carduus
Species:


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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (DE, FL, GA, NC, NJ, SC, VA)

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Map for Carduus virginianus L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA



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More species:
1) Carduus x orthocephalus Wallr. [202]
2) Carex abscondita Mack. [305]
3) Carex acuta auct. non L. [242]
4) Carex acutina L.H. Bailey var. tenuior L.H. Bailey [157]
5) Carex adusta Boott [359]
6) Carex alata Torr. [319]
7) Carex albida L.H. Bailey [325]
8) Carex amphibola Steud. [555]
9) Carex anthoxanthea J. Presl & C. Presl [346]
10) Carex atlantica L.H. Bailey var. capillaceae (L.H. Bailey) Cronquist [135]

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