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Cirsium arvense
(redirected from creeping thistle)

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Cirsium arvense
plant member of the family Asteraceae; may cause nitrate-nitrite poisoning. Called also Canada thistle.
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In cultivated ground weeds such as pineapple weed, coltsfoot, groundsel, sow thistle and creeping thistle all irritate allotment holders, particularly as one of the features of many plants in the daisy family is that their seeds are wind distributed.
Everything is coming up fantastic daisies by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Last year council officers drafted new policies in a bid to stop the spread of weeds such as Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed, spear thistle, creeping thistle, field thistle, curled dock, broad-leaved dock and ragwort, which poisons grazing animals.
Winning battle of the weeds by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Council officers have drafted new policies in a bid to stop the spread of weeds such as invasive Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed, spear thistle, creeping thistle, field thistle, curled dock, broad-leaved dock and ragwort, which poisons grazing animals.
Council sets out plans for war against weeds by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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