Cirsium muticum

Cirsium muticum

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. muticum
Binomial name
Cirsium muticum
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Carduus glutinosus Beck
  • Carduus muticus (Michx.) Pers.
  • Cirsium bigelovii DC.
  • Cirsium bigelowii DC.
  • Cnicus glaber Nutt.
  • Cnicus glutinosus Bigelow
  • Cnicus muticus Elliott
  • Cnicus muticus (Michx.) Pursh

Cirsium muticum, also known as swamp thistle, marsh thistle, dunce-nettle, or horsetops, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.