Cirsium altissimum

Cirsium altissimum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Cirsium
Species: Cirsium altissimum

Name edit

Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng., 1826

Synonyms edit

  • Carduus altissimus L.
  • Cirsium altissimum var. biltmoreanum Petr.
  • Cirsium diversifolium DC.
  • Cirsium filipendulum Engelm.
  • Cirsium iowense (Pammel) Fern.
  • Cnicus altissimus (L.) Willd.
  • Cnicus iowensis Pammel

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Northern America
      • USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

  • Sprengel, C.P.J., Syst. Veg. 3:373. 1826
  • USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Tall thistle, roadside thistle
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