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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).
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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).
  
 
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Revision as of 10:53, 10 July 2015

Cirsium horridulum
Cirsium horridulum Gil.jpg
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.
CIRS HORR dist.jpg
Natural range of Cirsium horridulum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

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.