Cirsium vulgare Common thistle (Compositae)

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Cirsium vulgare
Common thistle
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The Cirsium vulgare plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Common thistle. Some home gardeners know the variety as C. lanceolatum. non Hill. Carduus lanceolatus.

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Latin Name:  Cirsium vulgare
Common Name:  Common thistle
Family:  Compositae
Author:  (Savi.)Ten.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  2   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Fields, waysides, gardens and waste places to 600 metres[17].

Cultivation Notes: The common thistle is a pernicious weed that spreads freely by means of its seed which can be dispersed by the wind over a large area. The seedlings are capable of establishing themselves in grassland. This plant should not be encouraged, and if growing on your land should be cut down before it sets seed. What better way of discouraging it is there than eating it? An easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[200].

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