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Also called bull thistle, common thistle, Scots thistle, Scottish thistle and Scotch thistle. It is the ⚘❀ national flower of Scotland.
Part of plume thistle genus Cirsium in aster / daisy / 🌻︎ sunflower family Asteraceae.
Native to 🇪🇺 Europe, western Asia, and northwestern Africa. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key). Invasive > learn+quiz Invasive > 🌐︎ global Invasive > 🌐︎ various Invasive > 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 USA Invasive > report it! Invasive > 🇺🇸 USA Invasive > Michigan seeds prohibited in Michigan (page 2)
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Control (Maryland) (page 9) Biological Control in Eastern USA (page 255)
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