Cirsium vulgare
naturalizedAsteraceae

Cirsium vulgare

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare, the spear thistle, bull thistle, or common thistle, is a species of the Asteraceae genus Cirsium, native throughout most of Europe (north to 66°N, locally 68°N), Western Asia (east to the Yenisei Valley), and northwestern Africa (Atlas Mountains). It is also naturalised in North America, Africa, and Australia and is an invasive weed in some areas. It is the national flower of Scotland.

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Where documented · 42 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 132 · GBIF 124 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 19 · GBIF 21
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 15 · GBIF 12
Makawao · MauiiNat 13 · GBIF 8
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 12
Kamoku · LānaʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 7
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 8
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 10 · GBIF 5
Waiohuli · MauiiNat 6 · GBIF 5
Kalialinui · MauiiNat 5 · GBIF 5
Honuaʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Pāpaʻikou · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Hoʻokena · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kēōkea · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Waikapū · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kahanui · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Puʻuanahulu · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Nuʻu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kalaupapa · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kīpahoehoe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waiakoa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kamehamenui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kalulu · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kaohai · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Hakalau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1