Common Name:
Canada Thistle
Scientic Name:
Circium arvense
Colors:
Red
Months Appearing:
August
Non-native, perennial, aggressive "noxious" weed.
Up to 5 feet tall.
Leaves lobed,spiny and stalkless.
Flowers in flat topped panicles. ~ 3/4 inches in diameter.
Roadside, Mecosta County, Michigan. 6/1, 1279, 1281,1282