| Common Name: | Bull Thistle |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | vulgare |
| Classification/Rank: | Invasive |
| Method of Transportation: | |
| Habitat/Range: | Mesic to dry roadsides, fields, pastures and disturbed areas in the lowland, steppe and montane zones |
• biennial herb that grows 0.3-2.0 m tall • stems are erect, branched, and hairy • leaves are lobed, lance shaped, spiny-hairy above and white to grey-woolly below; upper stem leaves are reduced in size • flowers are purple, and several heads occur solitarily at the end of branches
The Northwest Invasive Plant Council will have an Information Booth at this year's BCNE, and we're looking for volunteers to help out.
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Watch this short video from the Province about invasive species and their impacts on BC - Invaders! Invasive Species in BC
