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Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.)

Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.)

Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.)


Canada Thistle

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Life Cycle:  Perennial

Description:  Grows in patches due to horizontal rhizomes.  Flowers do not have spines or prickles, unlike bull or musk thistle.  Stems are also spineless.

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Herbicide Options: Response of Pasture Weeds to Herbicides and Mowing - AGR 207

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