Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Carduus arvensis (L.) Robson, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. argenteum (Vest) Fiori, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. horridum Wimmer & Grab., Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. integrifolium Wimmer & Grab., Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. mite Wimmer & Grab., Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. var. vestitum Wimmer & Grab., Cirsium incanum (Gmel.) Fisch., Cirsium setosum (Willd.) Bess. ex Bieb., Cirsium setosum (Willd.) Bieb. Cnicus arvensis Hoffm., Serratula arvensis L.

Common names:

Boar thistle [Boar-thistle] (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

California thistle (1923) (156)

Canada thistle (1869-Present) (3, 4, 5, 19, 45, 49, 50, 56, 57, 58, 62, 63, 72, 75, 80, 82, 85, 93, 95, 106, 131, 145, 155, 156, 157, 158)

Corn thistle [Corn-thistle] (1900?-1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Creeping thistle [Creeping-thistle] (1900?-1923) (5, 62, 156, 157, 158)

Cursed thistle [Cursed-thistle] (1898-1912) (5, 62, 49, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Dashel (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Dodger (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Dog thistle [Dog-thistle] (1900?-1929) (157, 158)

Field thistle (1986) (4)

Hard thistle [Hard-thistle] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Prickly-thistle [Prickly-thistle] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Pricky thistle [Pricky-thistle] (1900?) (158)

Sharp thistle [Sharp-thistle] (1929) (157)

Way thistle [Way-thistle] (1900?-1929?) (5, 156, 157, 158)