Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Cirsium horridulum

Purple thistle, yellow thistle
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Purple thistle, yellow thistle

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Cirsium horridulum

Familia:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

1-4 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

regionally variable: white, pink, purple, yellow

Color de la fruta:

white

Fenología:

Overwinters as a basal rosette. Blooms in spring.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Thorns, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Natural landscapes including meadows and butterfly gardens.

Consideraciones:

Purple thistle is a thorny plant - be very careful when handling.

Disponibilidad:

Seed

Propagación:

Readily self seeds. Following pollination the flower head can be bagged to collect the seed head which follows.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

6.1 - 7.8

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Starting…
Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=nysy


Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. (2025). Plant Database: Nyssa sylvatica (Tupelo). ( https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=nysy ). Accessed 2026. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.


https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/430/430-031/430-031_pdf.pdf (salt spray tolerance)



Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H.; [Technical coordinators] 1990. Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654 ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). 



Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

The seeds are rich in oil, an important food source for seed-eating birds. 

Hábitats nativos:

coastal plain, edges of salt marshes, pinewoods, prairies and disturbed areas.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Members of the Seminole tribe used parts of this plant to make blowgun darts.

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Eckberg, J., E. Lee-Mader, J. Hopwood, S. Foltz Jordan, and B. Borders. (2017). Native Thistles: A Conservation Practitioner's Guide. Production Methods, and Habitat Restoration Opportunities. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Portland, OR.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Purple thistle. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Cirshorr ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. (2022). Plant Database: Cirsium horridulum (Bristle Thistle). ( https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CIHO2 ). Accessed 2026. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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