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Cirsium muticum
Swamp-Thistle
Native
OBL
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Field Marks:

  • alternate divided leaves
  • large purple headed flower
  • leaves prickly
  • stem not prickly
  • biennial with rosette of leaves the first year

 

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first year growth

 

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flower

Habitat:

wet, swampy places

Links:

External Link Cirsium muticum - Albion College Plant Gallery

External Link Cirsium muticum - Wetland Plants

External Link Cirsium muticum - The Thistles of North Dakota

External Link Welcome to the PLANTS National Database

 

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