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creeping thistle

creeping thistle

A thistle with small pale-purple flower heads and an extensive underground root system that produces new shoots.

Cirsium arvense

All languages

English
creeping thistle
Norwegian
åkertistel
Japanese
Cirsium arvense — Scientific name; Japanese name under review
Korean
Cirsium arvense — Scientific name; Korean name under review
Spanish
cardo cundidor
French
cirse des champs
German
Acker-Kratzdistel

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