Cirsium carolinianum (Walt.) Fern. & Schub.

Locations ofCirsium carolinianum (Walt.) Fern. & Schub. in Virginia

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Family
Asteraceae
Botanical Name
Cirsium carolinianum (Walt.) Fern. & Schub.
Common Name
Carolina Thistle
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Cirsium carolinianum (Walt.) Fern. & Schub.
Comments
Habitat
Dry woodlands and clearings over mafic rocks. Rare in the Piedmont; extant at two s. Piedmont localities (Franklin and Halifax counties); known from a historical collection from the Potomac River gorge in the n. Piedmont (Fairfax County).
Native Status
Native

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