Plant Index
Cirsium repandum
Cirsium repandum Michx.
sandhill thistle
Synonym(s): Carduus repandus
Image ID: 13633
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: CIRE2SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cirsium repandum
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-11-14
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: CIRSIGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Cirsium
GENUS AUTHORITY: Mill.
GENUS COMMON: Thistle
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 250 species, herbs, north temperate.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Keil in FNA (2006a); Cronquist (1980)=SE. Key adapted in part from SE.
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: ASTERAFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Asteraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792
FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
INTRO: Erect biennial of dry to very dry longleaf pinelands, sandhills and other dry sandy habitats.STEMS: Stem arises from a basal rosette in the second year and is simple or with a few branches near the top; covered with cobwebby hairs.
LEAVES: Leaves basal (first year) and alternate on the stem, sessile, oblong-lance-shaped, 2 1/2-6 in. long, irregularly lobed and wavy margined, the divisions bearing spines, and very hairy on both surfaces.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Composite flowers (heads) 1-5 at top of stem, about 1 1/2 in. wide, consisting of many bright purple to purple-pink tubular florets, each with 5 thread-like lobes. Tightly held, green bracts bearing short spines surround the urn-shaped base of each head.
FRUITS: Fruit a fluffy cluster of seeds, each with a tuft of whitish hairs.
COMMENTS: Essentially endemic to the Carolinas; barely reachiing into se VA and the Augusta region of GA.
HEIGHT: to 2 ft.
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Mixed
BLOOM TIME: May-Jul
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| x | x | x | x | x |
BLOOM COLOR: Purple to purplish-pink
| White | Red | Pink | Orange | Yellow | Green | Blue | Lavender | Purple | Violet | Brown | Not Applicable |
| x | x |
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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Pine savannas, Sandhills
NATIVE RANGE: VA, NC, SC & GA
HORTICULTURAL
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS
| Coll_id | Project | Collection date | Collector | Action |
| 2025 | NPMD | 2020-07-14 | Kunz | View |
| 2026 | NPMD | 2020-07-07 | Kunz | View |
| 2151 | NPMD | 2019-07-25 | Touloupas | View |
| 2392 | NPMD | 2019-08-11 | Touloupas | View |
| 2393 | NPMD | 2019-07-20 | Touloupas | View |
GRIM ACCESSIONS
| acc_id | acc_num | acc_dt | coll_id | Action |
| 5479 | 1995-0602 | View |
GRIM PLANTINGS
| plt_num | acc_id | loc_num | pers_num | inst_dt | Action |
| 7993 | 5479 | 204 | NCBG staff | 1993-01-01 | View |
USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: CIRE2USDA Common Name: Sandhill Thistle
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (GA, NC, SC, VA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cirsium repandumCOMMON NAME: Sandhill Thistle
SYNONYMY: [= C, FNA, G, K, S, SE, Va; = Carduus repandus (Michaux) Persoon - RAB]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jul.
HABITAT: Sandhills, other dry sandy habitats.
COMMENTS: Se. VA south to e. GA, nearly endemic to the Carolinas. Similar in distribution to Vaccinium crassifolium, Carphephorus bellidifolius, and Baptisia cinerea, which are all locally abundant endemic indicators of Carolina pinelands.
RANGE MAP: Cirsium repandum.png
Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Cirsium Mill. (Thistle)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 250 species, herbs, north temperate.
REFERENCE: Keil in FNA (2006a); Cronquist (1980)=SE. Key adapted in part from SE.
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Cirsium repandum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Cirsium repandum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Cirsium repandum in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Cirsium repandum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Cirsium repandum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cirsium repandum
IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 13633 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 13632 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)
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