Bull Thistle

Bull Thistle
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Synonym: C. lanceolatum
Family: Asteraceae, Aster or Composite
Genus: Cirsium ...

Cirsium vulgare vernac. Bull thistle , Spear thistle
Wiltshire, 28 July
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Bull thistle (shown above)
Zone: 2
Since being introduced from Eurasia, the bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) has firmly established itself in fields and waste places and along roadways throughout Canada.

Cirsium vulgare. Bull Thistle. Bull thistle is an imported invasive weed from Eurasia.
Carduus nutans Musk Thistle. Musk thistle is an imported invasive weed from Eurasia. For more information go to Musk thistle ecology and control..

bull thistle Cirsium vulgare
bur buttercup Ceratocephala testiculata
burbrush Triumfetta semitriloba
burdock; beggar's buttons, clotbur Arctium lappa
Burma reed; silk reed Neyraudia reynaudiana ...

Cirsium vulgare (Scottish Thistle, Bull Thistle)
Conoclinium coelestinum (Hardy Ageratum)
Coreopsis auriculata (Mouse Ear Coreopsis)
Coreopsis gigantea
Coreopsis grandiflora (Coreopsis, Tickseed)
Coreopsis lanceolata (Lanceleaf Coreopsis) ...

Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
Chinese clematis (Clematis orientalis)
Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
Common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis)
Cutleaf teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus) ...

See also: Thistle, Heath, Everlasting, Garlic, Balsam