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Bristle Thistle

Cirsium horridulum, called bristly thistle, purple thistle, or yellow thistle is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is an annual or biennial. The species is native to the eastern and southern United States from New England to Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma as well as to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Bahamas.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Cirsium horridulum
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asterales
Habit: herb