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Cirsium arvense - Weedy Forbs Great Plains Ruderal Forbland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Cirsium arvense - Weedy Forbs Great Plains Ruderal Forbland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This Canada thistle type is widely naturalized in the northern United States and Canada. Stands occur on a variety of open disturbed habitats, including pastures, ditches, bottomlands, and waste areas. The vegetation is dominated by medium-tall (0.5-1 m) forbs. In semi-arid and arid regions, sites tend to be relatively mesic. The dominant forb is <i>Cirsium arvense</i>, a naturalized species from Eurasia. Other weedy species may occur as well, but native species are generally less than 10% cover. Native species may include mixed-grass prairie grasses, such as <i>Pascopyrum smithii</i> and <i>Hesperostipa comata</i>, as well as others. Where native species are conspicuous enough to identify the native plant association that could occupy the site, the stand should be typed as such. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34023-{436FD1D6-C179-413C-BB47-6AC1AB1EF026}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-2007 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689209 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005260
  Translated: Canada Thistle - Weedy Forbs Great Plains Ruderal Forbland
  Common: Great Plains Ruderal Weedy Forbs Meadow
  Scientific: Cirsium arvense - Weedy Forbs Great Plains Ruderal Forbland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL005260
(similar) Cirsium arvense - Weedy Forbs Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation