Cirsium nuttallii A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Nuttall's Thistle, Coastal Tall Thistle. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas, roadsides, pastures, wet hammocks, dry hammocks, prairies. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. FL, west to LA and AR. Reported for the first time from NC by Krings, Westbrooks, & Lloyd (2002).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, FNA19, G, GW2, K4, POWO, S, SE1, Va, WH3; = Carduus nuttallii (DC.) Pollard — RAB. Basionym: Cirsium nuttallii DC. 1837 [1838] "Urbasionym:" Carduus glaber Nutt. 1818
Links to other floras: = Cirsium nuttallii - FNA19
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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