PLANTS Profile for Cnicus (cnicus)

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PLANTS Profile

Cnicus L.
cnicus

Symbol:

CNICU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Athabasca River opposite Lake Beaufort. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Cnicus L.

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Distribution:
Cnicus L.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, MA, MD, MS, NC, NY, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI), CAN (NB, NS, ON)

Related Taxa:
Cnicus L.

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Distribution of Cnicus benedictus L.. . Image Available.

Cnicus benedictus
blessed thistle

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cnicus L.

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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	Cnicus L. – cnicus

More Accounts and Images:
Cnicus L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37102.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 05:30 AM CDT