Cirsium arvense (weed)

Taxonomic position
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2 bees on a creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) (click to enlarge the image)
Author: Richard Bartz
Source:Wikimedia Commons

Cirsium arvense (weed) (Linnaeus) Scop. (Canada thistle)
is common on loamy soils in Europe and North America.

For details see the respective page in BugwoodWiki.

Vernacular names
• Deutsch:	Acker-Kratzdistel
• English:	Canada thistle, creeping thistle, Californian thistle
• Français:	chardon des champs

The literature database currently contains 230 publications for Cirsium arvense (weed).
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