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Cirsium pitcheri

Cirsium pitcheri

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. pitcheri
Binomial name
Cirsium pitcheri
(Torr. ex Eat.) Torr. & A.Gray
Synonyms[2]
  • Carduus pitcheri (Torr. ex Eaton) Porter
  • Cnicus pitcheri Torr. ex Eaton

Cirsium pitcheri, sometimes called Pitcher's thistle or 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.[3] It is listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a threatened species.[4]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ The Plant List, Cirsium pitcheri (Torr. ex Eaton) Torr. & A.Gray
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ann was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ United States Fish & Wildlife Service. 2005. Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants, Species Information. Species Information Threatened and Endangered Animal and Plants

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