Cirsium vulgare
Commonly known as bull thistleDistribution Map
This weed can be found in the following counties of New Mexico:
- Catron
- Chaves
- Colfax
- Grant
- Lincoln
- Los Alamos
- McKinley
- Otero
- Rio Arriba
- Roosevelt
- San Juan
- Sandoval
- Santa Fe
- Socorro
- Taos
- Union
Weed Classification
| Noxious Weed Class | Class C: Species are widespread throughout the state. Management decisions should be made at a local level based on the feasibility of control and level of infestation. |
|---|---|
| Weed Type | forb |
| Found in | rangeland |
| Duration | annual or biennial |
| Juice | not milky |
| Spines, Thorns, and Prickles | stem,leaves,fruit,flowers |
| Growth Habit at Maturity | spreading |
| Leaf Arrangement | alternate |
| Leaf Type | not lobed,lobed |
| Presence of Leaf Tendils | absent |
| Leaf Succulence | not succulent |
| Stem Shape | winged |
| Flower Color | pink-red |
| Flower Symmetry | symmetric |
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