Scientific Name
Carduus muticus

Common Name
Thistle; Swamp thistle
Life Cycle: Biennial or perennial


Height: 1.5 to 6.5 feet
Flower/fruit: Pink, deep lavender or white flowers; bracts are tomentose without spines
Flowering Season: Spring, summer, fall
Foliage: Deeply lobed, elliptic to lanceolate leaves; tomentose below
Site: Prefers moist soil; sun to partial shade; wet meadows, swamps, bogs, moist woods
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