Cirsium altissimum

Cirsium altissimum

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. altissimum
Binomial name
Cirsium altissimum
Synonyms[2]
  • Carduus altissimus L.
  • Cirsium diversifolium DC.
  • Cnicus altissimus (L.) Willd.
  • Cnicus iowense Pammel

Cirsium altissimum is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Common names are tall thistle [1] or roadside thistle. The species is native to the eastern and Central United States.

  1. ^ a b "Cirsium altissimum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Cirsium altissimum (L.) Hill