Flower ID: IMG_0852.JPG-06-25-2017 Flower name (scientific): Cirsium vulgare subsp. vulgare (Savi) Tenore PY: 1835 Flower name (common): Bull Thistle Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 1.4 to 2.0 inches ( 3.6 to 5.1 cm) Petal count: 0 Color: purple Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 24 to 72 inches ( 61. to 183. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblong-lanceolate to obovate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive/Restricted in Wisconsin Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related subspecies: Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: In US: In Canada: References: