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Bull thistle

Cirsium vulgare

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IntroducedHerbBiennial
Bull thistle, photo 1 of 5
Bull thistle, In flower
Bull thistle, In fruit

Biennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 1,572 observations of Bull thistle in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal397
  2. Montérégie303
  3. Outaouais216
  4. Estrie130
  5. Laurentides107
  6. Capitale-Nationale75
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue52
  8. Lanaudière49
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine44
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent37
  11. Côte-Nord35
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches34
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean33
  14. Laval20
  15. Centre-du-Québec20
  16. Mauricie20

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsMario Hains

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderAsteralesFamilyAsteraceaeGenusCirsium

Similar species

Field thistleCirsium discolor
Creeping thistleCirsium arvense
Spiny plumeless thistleCarduus acanthoides
Nodding thistleCarduus nutans
Marsh thistleCirsium palustre
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Scotch thistleOnopordum acanthium
TOXIC
Milk thistleSilybum marianum
Swamp thistleCirsium muticum
TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Great globethistleEchinops sphaerocephalus
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