Flora of Victoria

*CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Gold, *HNF, *HSF, *MonT, *NIS, *OtP, *Strz, *VAlp, *VVP, *WaP.

Six varieties; only the type variety in Victoria. See Cirsium arvense var. arvense profile for description.

Source: Jeanes, J.A. (1999). Asteraceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2018-12-04

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Asteranae

order Asterales

family Asteraceae

genus Cirsium

Higher taxa

species Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Subordinate taxa

variety Cirsium arvense var. arvense

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Cirsium arvense in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Cirsium arvense in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	introduced
Gippsland Plain	present	naturalised
Otway Plain	present	introduced
Warrnambool Plain	present	introduced
Goldfields	present	introduced
Central Victorian Uplands	present	introduced
Dundas Tablelands	present	introduced
Northern Inland Slopes	present	introduced
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	introduced
East Gippsland Uplands	present	introduced
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	naturalised
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	introduced
Strzelecki Ranges	present	naturalised
Monaro Tablelands	present	introduced
Victorian Alps	present	introduced

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Western Australia
South Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Perennial Thistle

Victoria

State distribution