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In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''C. nuttallii'' can be found in loamy sand of pine savannas, ''Hymenachne'' depressions, and freshwater marsh banks (FSU Herbarium). It can be found in human impacted areas such as roadsides, railroad tracks, pastures, levees, highways, and upland fallow fields. Soils include loamy sand and sandy loam (FSU Herbarium).
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Revision as of 16:10, 2 November 2015

Cirsium nuttallii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Cirsium
Species: C. nuttallii
Binomial name
Cirsium nuttallii
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Natural range of Cirsium nuttallii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Nuttall's thistle

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Cirsium nuttallii  is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, C. nuttallii can be found in loamy sand of pine savannas, Hymenachne depressions, and freshwater marsh banks (FSU Herbarium). It can be found in human impacted areas such as roadsides, railroad tracks, pastures, levees, highways, and upland fallow fields. Soils include loamy sand and sandy loam (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Cirsium nuttallii at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus griseocollis

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi

Megachilidae: Lithurgus gibbosus

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.