Cirsium arvense
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense): Several collections in Arctos, with many additional reports AKEPIC from communities throughout the region. Also a few reports from remote areas, mostly where logging activity has occurred (in particular, roads).
Local Notes
References
Weblinks
- EthnoBotany page for Cirsium arvense
- e-FloraBC page for Cirsium arvense
- USDAPLANTS page for Cirsium arvense
- FNA page for Cirsium arvense
- PFAF page for Cirsium arvense
- PacNW Herbaria Records for Cirsium arvense
- Search Arctos Database for Cirsium arvense (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Cirsium arvense (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Cirsium arvense
- iNaturalist Observations for Cirsium arvense in Southeast Alaska
Other References
- Muller: gen; intro
- Lamb Shephard 2007: Extremely abundant in Haines .... Less common in the rest of Southeast Alaska. Petersburg, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Sitka also have infestations.... Threatens coastal meadows and riparian areas.
