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Cirsium muticum Michaux. Common name: Swamp Thistle. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Swamps, wet thickets, woodlands, seepage slopes, wet prairies, meadows. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to SK, south to DE, NC, TN, and MO, and less commonly south to FL, AL (Diamond & Woods 2009), and TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl7, FNA19, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Ok, Pa, POWO, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3; = Carduus muticus (Michx.) Pers. — RAB; > Cirsium muticum Michx. var. monticola Fernald — F; > Cirsium muticum Michx. var. muticum — F. Basionym: Cirsium muticum Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Cirsium muticum - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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