Carduus crispus L.
curly plumeless thistle
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
curly plumeless thistle
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Introduction
Included in IFBC Vol 1, but based on a single collection from Dawson Creek in 1966 ( J. Harrod s.n. @ DAO) where it was growing in red clover imported from Norway. There is no evidence it is established in BC.
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Species Information
General:
Biennial herb; stems spiny-winged, branched above, 0.6-2.0 m tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves oblanceolate below, narrowly elliptic or lanceolate in outline above; nearly entire to deeply pinnately cut, glabrous or lightly cobwebby above, woolly-hairy below, spiny-margined.
Fruits:
Achenes glabrous, egg-shaped, with about 20 thin longitudinal brown lines; pappus whitish, with minutely finely-barbed bristles.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Dry roadsides or waste places in the montane zone; rare in NE BC, known only from Dawson Creek; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
| Origin Status | Provincial Status | BC List (Red Blue List) | COSEWIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlisted | Non-established | Not Listed |
BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.