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Cirsium pitcheri (Pitcher's thistle)

Synonyms: Carduus pitcheri; Cirsium pitcheri f. magenteum; Cirsium pitcheri f. pitcheri; Cnicus pitcheri (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri), sometimes called dune thistle, is a species of thistle native to sand dune shorelines along the upper Great Lakes. It is native to Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario. It is listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a threatened species.
View Wikipedia Record: Cirsium pitcheri

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Biennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore II 8272 Indiana, United States
Pukaskwa National Park II 459860 Ontario, Canada

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0