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Cirsium arvense
(Asteraceae)
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Species description or overview
Cirsium arvense description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Cirsium arvense as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) fact sheet
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) description, habitat, biology, and management options are provided by Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.
Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense overview
Identification, habitat, ecology, impacts, and management of Cirsium arvense are provided in this guide (link to pdf).
Taxonomy & nomenclature
ITIS nomenclature info for Cirsium arvense
Nomenclatural information about Cirsium arvense is provided by ITIS.
Impacts
Cirsium arvense (Asteraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Cirsium arvense as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).
Cirsium arvense impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Cirsium arvense as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Control methods
Cirsium arvense management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Cirsium arvense as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Biocontrol efforts
USDA-APHIS-PPQ Biocontrol target pest canvassing and evaluation 
A list of new weed biocontrol targets was compiled through feasibility studies by USDA APHIS and collaborating agencies. Feasibility summaries are provided for 16 weed species (2005-2006).
Distribution
Cirsium arvense worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Cirsium arvense is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Books
Invasive plants of California's wildlands
Bossard, Carla C., John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky (eds.) . 2000. Invasive plants of California's wildlands. University of California Press. 360 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-520-22547-3.
Weeds of the West
Whitson, Tom D., Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parker. Whitson, Tom D. (ed.) . 2001. Weeds of the West. 9th ed. Laramie: University of Wyoming. ISBN: 0-941570-13-4.
Full-text articles
Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.
Bibliography
References for Cirsium arvense
Bibliographic references for Cirsium arvense are provided by HEAR.
Experts
Cirsium arvense contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Cirsium arvense as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Other resources
Cirsium arvense references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Cirsium arvense as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
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