Cirsium arvense

Cirsium arvense (Linnaeus) Scopoli is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a.

Vernacular names

• chardon des champs Darbyshire et al., 2000
• chardon du Canada FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• circe des champs Louis-Marie, 1953

• Canada thistle FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• creeping thistle FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• field thistle FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a

Synonyms

• Breea arvensis (Linnaeus) Lessing FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Carduus arvensis (Linnaeus) Robson FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Cirsium arvense var. argenteum (Peyer ex Vest) Fiori FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Cirsium arvense var. horridum Wimmer & Grabowski FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Cirsium arvense var. integrifolium Wimmer & Grabowski FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Cirsium arvense var. mite Wimmer & Grabowski FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Cirsium arvense var. vestitum Wimmer & Grabowski FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Cirsium incanum (S.G. Gmelin) Fischer ex M. Bieberstein FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Cirsium setosum (Willdenow) Besser ex M. Bieberstein FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Cnicus arvensis (Linnaeus) Roth TROPICOS
• Serratula arvensis Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Subfamily	Carduoideae
Tribe	Cardueae
Genus	Cirsium
Species	Cirsium arvense

Habit

Herb