Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop.
(Marsh Thistle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
GenusCirsium (thistle)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle) :
1: Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
26 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowering shoots - close-upImage 2: Flowering shoots - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant - in situ
2: Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
15 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapitulaImage 2: Capitula (2)Image 3: Capitula (3)Image 4: Capitula - side viewImage 5: Capitulum - close-upImage 6: Capitulum in bud with first floret breakingImage 7: PappusImage 8: Plants - in flowerImage 9: Seed with pappusImage 10: Pappus - centre - close-upImage 11: Pappus - centre - close-up (2)Image 12: SeedImage 13: Seed (2)
3: Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
14 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower budsImage 2: Flower buds - close-upImage 3: Plant - nearly in flower
4: Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
11 Mar 2000 OSGR: SY39 50° 40’ N, 2° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Winter rosetteImage 2: Winter rosette - leaf close-upImage 3: Winter rosette - leaf close-up (2)
5: Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
30 Jun 1974 OSGR: SE58 54° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Plants - in flowerImage 2: Capitulum - top view - enlarged
6: Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
10 Jul 1970 OSGR: TQ14 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Plants - in flower

Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 45 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)
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