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Common Name: Marsh Thistle
Scientic Name: Cirsium musicus
Colors: Red
Months Appearing: July, August

Native, biennial. Also called Swamp Thistle. 

Up to 10' tall. Hollow stem.

Leaves are deeply lobed, narrow and nearly spineless.

Flowers are <1 1/2 inches wide. Spineless bracts,elongated with white stripe down the center. Cottony webbing between bracts.

August 1, Quigley Creek Park, Chippewa Watershed Conservancy, Mecosta County. Wetlands, 1296,1295,1294