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Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
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Invasive
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 1 to 5 ft.
Blooms: June to
October
Leaf Type:
lobed
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Parts indistinct
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 6/28/2003
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.