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Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Bull thistle

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusCirsiumFrom Greek kirsion, “a kind of thistle”
SpeciesvulgareLatin for “common”

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Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/21/2013 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

9/9/2014 · Bemis Road, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (12 × 18 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/1/2009 · Gordon & Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine · ≈ 2 × 3′ (59 × 88 cm) ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

9/9/2014 · Bemis Road, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/21/2013 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/2/2008 · Flying Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/28/2016 · Groton Hills Conservation Area a, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/28/2014 · Eagle Nest Lake, Eagle Nest, New Mex­ico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 3½ × 5″ (8.7 × 13 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/28/2014 · Eagle Nest Lake, Eagle Nest, New Mex­ico · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (12 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/28/2016 · Groton Hills Conservation Area a, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/21/2013 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/28/2009 · Near Nashua River Boat Ramp, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

9/3/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 15 cm)

Carduus lanceolatus L.

Carduus vulgaris Savi

Cirsium lanceolatum (L.) Scop., non Hill

Cirsium lanceolatum (L.) Scop. var. hypoleucum DC.

 

Cirsium vulgare description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.

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Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

9/9/2014 · Bemis Road, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 10 × 15″ (26 × 39 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 3½ × 5″ (8.7 × 13 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/26/2007 · Rocky Creek?, Ore­gon · By Susan M. Kent

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/26/2007 · Rocky Creek?, Ore­gon · By Susan M. Kent

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/28/2014 · Eagle Nest Lake, Eagle Nest, New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 14 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

9/3/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/21/2013 · Gibbet Hill, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

9/9/2014 · Bemis Road, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

8/28/2016 · Groton Hills Conservation Area a, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ID is uncertain

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

7/27/2016 · Michaux State Forest, Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 15 cm)

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