Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) wildspecies.ca

Exotic

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Canada Thistle

French common name:

Chardon des champs

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Canada Thistle	Chardon des champs
2010	Canada Thistle	Chardon des champs
2015	Canada Thistle	Chardon des champs
2020	Canada Thistle	Chardon des champs

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Spermatophytina

Superclass

Angiospermae

Class

Magnoliopsida

Superorder

Asteranae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Cirsium arvense	Asteraceae	Asterales
2010	Cirsium arvense	Asteraceae	Asterales
2015	Cirsium arvense	Asteraceae	Asterales
2020	Cirsium arvense	Asteraceae	Asterales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2005	Not Applicable
2010	Not Applicable
2015	Not Applicable
2020	Not Applicable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - NNA
2020	Not Applicable - NNA

Yukon
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Northwest Territories
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present