Characteristics
Cirsium muticum Michx.
swamp thistle
Swamps and marshes. A wetland plant mostly of native habitats. Usually not very abundant at a site and often very thinly scattered throughout.
Forb/herb
Biennial
Vascular
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Native FACW+, OBL (NWPL) OBL (NWPL EMP) OBL (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Cirsium muticum Michx. - swamp thistle
Citation
Cirsium muticum Michx.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Saratoga Co., NY: 7 Aug 2009 - 6
Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Saratoga Co., NY: 7 Aug 2009 - Jacqueline Donnelly
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 8 Aug 2009 - 4
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 8 Aug 2009 - Steven Daniel
Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 12 August 2017 -
Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 12 August 2017
Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 12 August 2017 -
Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 12 August 2017
Photo By: Gregory J. Edinger. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 3 September 2019 -
Photo By: Gregory J. Edinger. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 3 September 2019
Photo By: Gregory J. Edinger. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 3 September 2019 -
Photo By: Gregory J. Edinger. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 3 September 2019
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019