Ecology and management of canada thistle cirsium arvense l. Plant spreads through creeping stems underground, forming. The currently accepted scientific name for canada thistle is cirsium arvense l. The extracts showed at low concentrations a stimulating effect particularly on the primary root of the seeds treated with 0. Factors affecting cirsium arvense density in eastern iowa.
Biennial that reprodues by seed and rhizomes habitat. Jim jacobs, nrcs invasive species specialist, bozeman, mt. Assessment for invasive plants not in trade form version date. Pdf on jan 1, 1984, james evans and others published canada thistle cirsium arvense. There are approximately 350 species worldwide in the genus cirsium moore and frankton 1974. Phytochemical investigation on the chloroform soluble fraction of cirsium arvense resulted in the isolation of five compounds namely. Female canada thistle flower head attracts a wasp in the fall male flower head on left 3 cm wide. Most seeds fall near the parent plants or disperse short distances with wind. Assessment for invasive plants not in trade form version.
Cirsium arvense is a species o cirsium, native throughoot europe an northren asie, an widely introduced elsewhaur. Birds and small mammals can consume and disperse some seeds. Systemic infection of cirsium arvense by puccinia punctiformis article pdf available in european journal of plant pathology 935. Pdf systemic infection of cirsium arvense by puccinia. Canada thistle can produce between 1,000 and 5,000 seeds per stem. Canada thistle cirsium arvense asteraceaeaster family. Erect plant up to 4 ft tall, typically found in patches due to spreading rootstalks. The staundard inglis name in its native aurie is creeping thistle references. Scop find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Factors affecting cirsium arvense density in eastern iowa conservation reserve program fields esther edgerton and laura jackson. The seeds have been known to survive in the soil for up to 20 years and longevity is favored by deep burial. Agronomy 217 weed identification canada thistle cirsium arvense l.
In nature conservation areas localized spot or manual treatments. Canada thistle cirsium arvense college of agriculture. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. This variation in response decreases as the trial progressed to 100 dat. Rodwell 1991a,b, 1992, 1995, 2000 documents the presence of cirsium arvense in 75. Creeping thistle, californian thistle, canada thistle, field thistle. Pdf phytochemical study on the constituents from cirsium arvense.
Cirsium arvense can be confused with other thistles, especially bull thistle cirsium vulgare, and the closely related musk thistles carduus sp. Control of canada thistle cirsium arvense results there was variation in the amount of control seen at 62 dat table 2. More than 50 species belonging to eight sections have been reported from china104. Cirsium arvense n a taxonomic species within the family asteraceae the creeping thistle or canada thistle, native to europe and northern asia. Pronunciation of cirsium arvense with 1 audio pronunciation, 4 synonyms, 1 meaning, 1 translation and more for cirsium arvense. Pastures, prairies, roadsides, crop fields general description. Leaves are irregularly lobed, spininess is highly variable. Chromosome number for all cirsium arvense varieties is 2n 34 moore and frankton 1974. Roadside ditch bank covered with a dense colony of canada thistle in winnipeg, manitoba. Description cirsium arvense is a dioecious, herbaceous perennial 50 160 cm tall with creeping rootstock and erect stem, branched near the top. Sagar and others published biology of cirsium arvense l. Cirsium arvense is believed to have originated in the temperate. Cirsium arvense canada thistle is a major competitor because it is perennial, spreads clonally, and its seeds are winddispersed.
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