Cirsium horridulum
| Cirsium horridulum | |
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. horridulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium horridulum Michx. | |
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| Natural range of Cirsium horridulum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: yellow thistle
This species is thistle-like and tends to resprout growing erect to about 1 meter (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
It has been found in pine-wiregrass woodlands, savannahs, pine-scrub oak woodlands, juniper-pine-palm woodlands, longleaf pine-turkey oak barrens, pine hills, cabbage palm hammocks, and along streams and marshes (FSU Herbarium). This species has also been observed in human disturbed habitats such as roadsides, weedy fields, waste grounds, ligand fields, flat spoil areas, shallow watered ditches, pine plantations, and frequently mowed areas (FSU Herbarium). Takes to the moister soil below longleaf pine-scrub oak forested sand hills and occurs in open light conditions in loamy sand or peat, loose sand, and drying loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). Usually inhabits moist open areas between either drier or wetter conditions and may be present in well-drained uplands and limestone substrate (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering from March to October and fruiting from March through November (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
This species is able to grow in burned old fields (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Cirsium horridulum
Apidae: Apis mellifera
Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa
Halictidae: Halictus poeyi
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
Halictidae: Lasioglossum pectoralis
Megachilidae: Lithurgus gibbosus
Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.
Collectors: L. C. Anderson, G. R. Cooley, J. R. Eaton, R. K. Godfrey, E. Keppner, L. Keppner, R. Kral, H. Kurz, K. MacClendon, K. M. Meyer, K. Patel, P. L. Redfearn Jr., W. R. Stimson, A. Townesmith, L. B. Trott, K. L. Tyson, and C. E. Wood Jr.
States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Dade, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Marion, Monroe, Pasco, Polk, Taylor, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
