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Scotch cottonthistle
Onopordum acanthium
Onopordum acanthium
Scotch cottonthistle Aster Family
Onopordum acanthium Asteraceae
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common names
  Scotch cottonthistle
  cotton thistle
accepted scientific name
  •Onopordum acanthium L.
rules for finding collection records
  Onopordum acanthium (2382)
family name
  • Asteraceae
Image Author: ©2013 Richard Spellenberg
Image License: CC BY-NC-SA
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 1.5 to 2.0 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed 2nd week of February thru 2nd week of November

How Likely at this Location (22%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (63%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Grassland
Riparian
Native Plant Status
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native Not Native
native Not Present

Invasive in some regions.