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Cirsium muticum ~ swamp thistle

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Characteristics:

OBL
Michigan C Value: 6
head is sticky/tacky
head is NOT prickly
back of leaf is pale
plant produces rosettes
spines on leaves usually less than 2.5mm long
plant can be several meters tall
typically within calcareous areas such as fens
native

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