Index / Search / Cirsium pitcheri
§1 Plant
Cirsium pitcheri (Torr. ex Eaton) Torr. & A. Gray
vernacular sand dune thistle — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Cirsium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 35 counties across 5 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 35 counties across 5 states/territories.
Illinois view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Huron 26063
- Iosco 26069
- Leelanau 26089
- Mackinac 26097
- Manistee 26101
- Mason 26105
- Muskegon 26121
- Oceana 26127
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Van Buren 26159
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 4 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CIPI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3113668 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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