Index / Search / Cirsium altissimum
§1 Plant
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Hill
vernacular tall thistle — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Cirsium
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 738 counties across 32 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 738 counties across 32 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Cross 05037
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Sebastian 05131
- Stone 05137
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Chattooga 13055
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Clayton 13063
- Dawson 13085
- Elbert 13105
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Gordon 13129
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Hart 13147
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jones 13169
- Lee 13177
- Lumpkin 13187
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- White 13311
Illinois view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Carroll 19027
- Cass 19029
- Cherokee 19035
- Crawford 19047
- Emmet 19063
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Mahaska 19123
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- Osceola 19143
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Poweshiek 19157
- Ringgold 19159
- Shelby 19165
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Smith 20183
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Edmonson 21061
- Floyd 21071
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Jefferson 21111
- Kenton 21117
- Lewis 21135
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Perry 21193
- Rowan 21205
- Warren 21227
Louisiana view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Fillmore 27045
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- McLeod 27085
- Nobles 27105
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Renville 27129
- Rock 27133
- Stevens 27149
- Swift 27151
- Wadena 27159
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Burt 31021
- Butler 31023
- Cass 31025
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Franklin 31061
- Furnas 31065
- Gage 31067
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Kearney 31099
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Nance 31125
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Richardson 31147
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- York 31185
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 11 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Haywood 37087
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Moore 37125
- Polk 37149
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Yancey 37199
North Dakota view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Carroll 39019
- Clark 39023
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Highland 39071
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Lawrence 39087
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Morgan 39115
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Putnam 39137
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
Oklahoma view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Chester 42029
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Montgomery 42091
- Somerset 42111
- Venango 42121
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 8 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Decatur 47039
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Polk 47139
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Warren 47177
Texas view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 7 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Barron 55005
- Brown 55009
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Jefferson 55055
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CIAL2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8078803 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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