U.S. Department of Agriculture: Forest Service -- National Agroforestry Center
Date of this Version
2002
Abstract
Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop., is a vigorous, competitive weed that occurs in a wide range of habitats and is difficult to control due to its ability to regrow from its extensive, deep creeping root system (Nadeau and Vanden Born, 1989).
Comments
In: Van Driesche, R., et al., 2002, Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States, USDA Forest Service Publication FHTET-2002-04, 413 p.