Cirsium arvense
Family : Asteraceae
Creeping Thistle
118/119 : Native
Very common everywhere.

J F Robinson 1902: "Var. b. setosus (Bess.) is very abundant on the dock wastes ..."

Herbarium material: HLU : Cottingham 1952 {D A Wilkins}. HLL : Hull 1935 & 1937 {A K Wilson}; Springhead 1935 {A K Wilson}. HUM : Park Avenue, Hull undated {J R Waller}.

R Middleton 2000

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