Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Cirsium altissimum (L.) Hill

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Carduus altissimus L., Cirsium altissimum (L.) Hill var. biltmoreanum Petrak, Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng (Carduus altissimus L.)

Common names:

Fall prairie thistle (1852) (47)

Roadside thistle (1899-1986) (4, 62, 131, 156)

Tall thistle (1907-Present) (3, 4, 5, 50, 62, 72, 82, 93, 95, 97, 122, 155)