Cobwebby Thistle

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Cirsium occidentale

Cobwebby Thistle, a reference photo
Photo: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Cirsium occidentale, with the common name cobweb thistle or cobwebby thistle, is a North American species of thistle in the family Asteraceae.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Cobwebby Thistle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cirsium
Species
Cirsium occidentale

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