Weed details for bull thistle
Full name
bull thistle
(Cirsium vulgare)
Characteristics
| Flowers: | Pink/purple with 6 petals |
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| Leaves: | Long and pointed with irregular edges; some hair |
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| Habitat: | Found in uncultivated land in Northern midwestern states |
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| Life cycle: | Biennial |
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| Other common names: | common thistle; spear thistle |
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Taxonomic data retrieved May 21, 2008, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.