Cirsium altissimum (Linnaeus) Sprengel. Common name: Tall Thistle. Phenology: Sep-Nov. Habitat: Pastures, woodlands, thickets. Distribution: MA west to ND, south to Panhandle FL (Jackson County) and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA19, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Oh3, Ok, Pa, POWO, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3; = Carduus altissimus L. — RAB, (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Cirsium altissimum - FNA19
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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