Vascular Plants of North Carolina

Section	Family	Scientific Name	(Most Prevalent) Common Name	RAB Flora Synonym	Author	State Rank	Global Rank	State Status
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium altissimum BONAP Images	Tall Thistle	Carduus altissimus	(L.) Sprengel	S4? [S4]	G5
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium arvense BONAP Images	Canada Thistle	Carduus arvensis	(L.) Scopoli	SE	GNR
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium carolinianum BONAP Images	Carolina Thistle	Carduus carolinianus	(Walter) Fernald & Schubert	S1	G5	E
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium discolor BONAP Images	Field Thistle	Carduus discolor	(Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Sprengel	S3? [S3]	G5
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium horridulum BONAP Images	Yellow Thistle	Carduus spinosissimus and Carduus smallii	Michaux	S5	G5
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum BONAP Images	Common Yellow Thistle	Carduus spinosissimus	Michaux	S5	G5T5
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium horridulum var. vittatum BONAP Images	Southern Yellow Thistle	Carduus smallii	(Small) R.W. Long	[S2S3]	G5T3T4
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium lecontei BONAP Images	LeConte's Thistle	Carduus lecontei	Torrey & A. Gray	S2	G3	SC-V
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium muticum BONAP Images	Swamp Thistle	Carduus muticus	Michaux	S2S3 [S3]	G5
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium nuttallii BONAP Images	Nuttall's Thistle	Carduus nuttallii	de Candolle	S1	G5	SR-P
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium pumilum BONAP Images	Pasture Thistle	Carduus pumilus	(Nuttall) Sprengel	S3	G4G5
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium repandum BONAP Images	Sandhill Thistle	Carduus repandus	Michaux	S5	G5
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium virginianum BONAP Images	Virginia Thistle	Carduus virginianus	(L.) Michaux	S2S3 [S3S4]	G3 [G4]
6	Asteraceae	Cirsium vulgare BONAP Images	Bull Thistle	Carduus lanceolatus	(Savi) Tenore	SE	GNR

		All	Species	Infraspecific Taxa
All	Native	Exotic	Uncertain	Hybrid	Not in NC	Not Valid