Cirsium discolor -- (Pasture Thistle)


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 Scientific Name:  Cirsium discolor
 Common Name:  Pasture Thistle
 Other Common Names:  Field Thistle
 Duration of Life:  Biennial, Perennial
 Bloom Color:  Purple
 Soil Moisture:  Mesic
 Plant Origin:  Native
 Competitivness:  Sensitive
 Best established via:  Plant
 Growth Habit:  Forb/herb
 Height, Mature (feet):  5
 Flowering Months:  August, September
 Found in Old fields:  Yes
 Found in Virgin fields:  No
 Where Found in S.E. MN:

 Category:  Dicot
 Division:  Magnoliophyta
 Class:  Magnoliopsida
 Order:  Asterales
 Family:  Asteraceae
 Genus:  Cirsium

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