swamp thistle - Circium muticum

USDA Plant Code: CIMU
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: medium - wet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: 8a
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: purple/white
Bloom Period: summer
Fragrant: no
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Feature(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Cirsium muticum
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s); Cirsium muticum
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s); August 1976
Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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