Cirsium altissimum

Cirsium altissimum

Taxonavigation

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

Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng., 1826

Synonyms

• 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

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

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

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Cirsium altissimum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cirsium altissimum. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 20 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Cirsium altissimum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Cirsium altissimum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Apr. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Tall thistle, roadside thistle

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