Cirsium pumilum (Nuttall) Sprengel. Common name: Pasture Thistle. Phenology: Late May-Jul. Habitat: Pastures, thickets, and woodlands, perhaps especially over mafic rocks. Distribution: S. ME west to w. NY, south to DE, and w. NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, Il, K4, Oh3, Pa, SE1, Tat, Va, W; = Carduus pumilus Nutt. — RAB; = Cirsium odoratum (Muhl. ex Steud.) Petr. — S; = Cirsium pumilaum ssp. pumilum — NY; = Cirsium pumilum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. pumilum — FNA19, NE, POWO
Links to other floras: = Cirsium pumilum var. pumilum - FNA19
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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