yellow thistle - Cirsium horridulum

USDA Plant Code: CIHO2
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: medium/moist
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow or purple
Bloom Period: spring/summer
Fragrant: no
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Foliage; Close up of leaves and spines
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Close up of leaves and spines
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
Katherine Russell, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Katherine Russell, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Katherine Russell, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Laura Rogers, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Laura Rogers, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Laura Rogers, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Katherine Russell, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); flowering plant with yellow flower
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); April. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); In young pine plantation
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); In young pine plantation
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); In young pine plantation
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Close up of leaves and spines
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Laura Rogers, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
Laura Rogers, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); spines on the foliage
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); spines on foliage
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Spines on the leaves
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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