• Family : Compositae
  (COMPOSITE or ASTER or SUNFLOWER FAMILY)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
• Basionym : Serratula arvensis L.
• Synonym(s) : Cnicus arvensis (L.) Hoffm.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
• Common name : Creeping Thistle, Field Thistle, Canada Thistle
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Common in watse places, cultivated areas and along field edges
• Key identification features : An erect, leafy herb. Leaves oblong-linear or obovate, woolly beneath; margin tipped with spines. Flowers deep pink to pale purple
• Native : Temp. Eurasia, NW. Africa
• Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 201
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cirsium arvense. Downloaded on 29 November 2020.

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