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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
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| Botanical name: |
Cirsium horridulum Michx. |
| Common
name: |
yellow thistle |
| Synonomy: |
Carduus spinosissius Walt.
Cnicus horridulus Barton
Cirsium horridulum Knieskern
Cnicus spinosissimus Britton |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Asteraceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
annual
biennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
1-3" |
| Foliage: |
base of flower head with erect, spiny leaves |
| Flower
color: |
yellow, rarely purple |
| Flower
size: |
3" across |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
mid May to late June |
| Habitat: |
fields, meadows, borders of salt marshees |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
scattered statewide |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 553. |
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