Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | Asteridae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Cirsium |
| Species | Cirsium muticum |
Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX(map)
Scientific Name: Cirsium muticum
Common Name: Swamp thistle
Origin: Native
Notes: Each species in this genus is designated a "Primary Noxious Weed" by Iowa law also a Special concern plant species:.
wet soils, lack spines at tip of phyllaries, lack spines on leaf internodes
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
