NameThatPlant.net: Cirsium nuttallii

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cirsium nuttallii FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Coastal Tall Thistle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium nuttallii FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-009:

Carduus nuttallii FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Coastal Tall Thistle, Nuttall's Thistle

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cirsium nuttallii FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cirsium nuttallii FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-25-009:
Carduus nuttallii FAMILY Asteraceae__

3132

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas, roadsides, pastures, wet hammocks, dry hammocks, prairies, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins spiny

LEAVES:
Simple: Dissected
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
Disc: Pale pink/ Nearly cream/ Lavender
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Achene

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