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Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh
Tracy's thistle

       
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Cirsium tracyi

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Synonyms:
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh

  CATR14 Carduus tracyi Rydb.
  CIAC4 Cirsium acuatum (Osterh.) Petr.
  CIFL3 Cirsium floccosum (Rydb.) Petr.
  CITR4 Cirsium tracyi (Rydb.) Petr.
 

Distribution:
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh

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USA (CO, UT)
 

Related Taxa:
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 95 species in Cirsium, 2 varieties in Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng.
 

Classification:
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Cirsium Mill. – thistle
Species Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. – wavyleaf thistle
Variety Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh – Tracy's thistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh

The related entities italicized and indented above are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Cirsium
thistle              Noxious weed
California:
Cirsium undulatum
wavyleaf thistle              A list (noxious weeds)
Iowa:
Cirsium
thistle              Primary noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh

Cirsium
thistle
Cirsium undulatum
gray thistle
wavyleaf thistle

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh

Cirsium undulatum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC NO NO FAC- FAC FACU FACU FAC- FACU FACU+ NI* NO NO NO
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Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. tracyi (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527386.

 

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University of New Mexico: Cirsium Web Sites

 
 
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