Cirsium carolinianum

Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & B.G. Schubert
Common Name:Carolina Thistle; Spring Thistle; Soft Thistle
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Biennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Cirsium
Species Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & B.G. Schubert - Carolina Thistle; Spring Thistle; Soft Thistle

Citation

Citation Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & B.G. Schubert, Rhodora 50(597): 229. 1948.
Basionym: Carduus carolinianus Walter 1788.
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Carduus carolinianus    
Cirsium flaccidum    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1891 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA000002243 Bibb 12 May 1977 SESSLER, ANN H.
1312
AUA
CIRSIUM CAROLINIANUM (WALT.) FERN. & SCHUB.
UWAL0057211 Bibb 17 May 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11186
UWAL
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Scubert
JSU105294 Blount 24 May 1972 Whetstone, R. David
112
JSU
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schubert
JSU105293 Blount 09 May 1977 Kral, Robert
59939
JSU
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schubert
UNA00058474 Blount 23 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
807
UNA
Cirsium carolinianum (Walt.) Fern. & Schub.
TROY000015162 Blount 23 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
807
TROY
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schubert
AMAL00015727 Butler 17 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19257
AMAL
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schubert
TROY000014605 Butler 17 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19257
TROY
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schubert
JSU105295 Calhoun 14 May 1973 Gurley, Bob
s.n.
JSU
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schubert
AMAL00019333 Calhoun 19 May 1994 Whetstone, R. David
3974
AMAL
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schubert
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