Index / Search / Cirsium undulatum var. undulatum
§1 Plant
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. var. undulatum
vernacular wavyleaf thistle — variety · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Cirsium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 460 counties across 24 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 460 counties across 24 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
California view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 104 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Haskell 20081
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Michigan view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Broadwater 30007
- Carbon 30009
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Deer Lodge 30023
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Granite 30039
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Missoula 30063
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Prairie 30079
- Ravalli 30081
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sheridan 30091
- Silver Bow 30093
- Stillwater 30095
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Banner 31007
- Blaine 31009
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Clay 31035
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Deuel 31049
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Furnas 31065
- Garden 31069
- Hall 31079
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Jefferson 31095
- Kimball 31105
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Logan 31113
- McPherson 31117
- Morrill 31123
- Nemaha 31127
- Perkins 31135
- Red Willow 31145
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
Nevada view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Billings 38007
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Hettinger 38041
- Kidder 38043
- Logan 38047
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Stutsman 38093
- Williams 38105
Oklahoma view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Beaver 40007
- Beckham 40009
- Bryan 40013
- Canadian 40017
- Carter 40019
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Creek 40037
- Custer 40039
- Grady 40051
- Kingfisher 40073
- Lincoln 40081
- Logan 40083
- Love 40085
- Marshall 40095
- McClain 40087
- Murray 40099
- Oklahoma 40109
- Payne 40119
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Roger Mills 40129
- Rogers 40131
- Tillman 40141
- Tulsa 40143
- Washita 40149
- Woods 40151
- Woodward 40153
Oregon view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Bennett 46007
- Brule 46015
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Dewey 46041
- Fall River 46047
- Faulk 46049
- Gregory 46053
- Haakon 46055
- Harding 46063
- Hutchinson 46067
- Jackson 46071
- Jones 46075
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Lyman 46085
- Mellette 46095
- Pennington 46103
- Sanborn 46111
- Stanley 46117
- Todd 46121
- Tripp 46123
- Walworth 46129
Texas view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Archer 48009
- Armstrong 48011
- Bailey 48017
- Bandera 48019
- Bell 48027
- Brewster 48043
- Brown 48049
- Burnet 48053
- Carson 48065
- Clay 48077
- Coleman 48083
- Collin 48085
- Comal 48091
- Coryell 48099
- Crockett 48105
- Crosby 48107
- Culberson 48109
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- Edwards 48137
- Ellis 48139
- Erath 48143
- Falls 48145
- Gillespie 48171
- Gray 48179
- Hemphill 48211
- Hill 48217
- Hudspeth 48229
- Hutchinson 48233
- Irion 48235
- Jack 48237
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Johnson 48251
- Kerr 48265
- Kimble 48267
- Lamb 48279
- Lipscomb 48295
- Madison 48313
- Oldham 48359
- Palo Pinto 48363
- Parker 48367
- Pecos 48371
- Potter 48375
- Presidio 48377
- Randall 48381
- Red River 48387
- Reeves 48389
- San Saba 48411
- Stephens 48429
- Sutton 48435
- Tarrant 48439
- Taylor 48441
- Wheeler 48483
- Williamson 48491
Utah view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 20 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CIUNU ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/4274479 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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