Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Canada Thistle

Description:

• Perennial species 0.3-1.5 m tall with extensive creeping rootstocks
• Leafy plant and very spiny
• Numerous small heads of pink to purple flowers
• Leaves are deeply lobed and prickly

Habitat:

• Fields
• Pastures
• Dykelands
• Waste ground

Distribution:

·        Cow pasture

·        Hay fields

·        Behind farmhouse