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Asteraceae

Creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cirsium

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (55)
Arabic
قصوان حقلي
arz
قصوان حقلى
azb
آلا قانقال
ba
Баҫыу билсәне
Basque
Kardulatz
Belarusian
Бадзяк палявы, Асот палявы, Бадзяк ружовы, Булдоўнік, Дзядоўнік, Старожнік, Чартапалох, Чортавы пажуры
Bosnian
Pužući čičak
Breton
Dreinaskol
Bulgarian
Полска паламида, Кардун
Catalan
Calcida, Cirse des champs
Chinese
丝路蓟, 絲路薊, 刺儿菜, 阿尔泰蓟, 加拿大薊, 田薊, 大刺儿菜, 大蓟
csb
Jeże
Czech
Pcháč rolní, Pcháč oset
Danish
Ager-Tidsel, Agertidsel
Dutch
Akkerdistel
English
Creeping thistle, Canada thistle, California thistle, Canadian thistle, Corn thistle, Cursed thistle, Field thistle, Green thistle
Estonian
Põldohakas
Finnish
Pelto-ohdake, Seittipelto-ohdake
French
Cirse des champs
Georgian
Თეთრი ნარი
German
Acker-Kratzdistel, Ackerdistel, Ackerkratzdistel, Cirse des champs
Hungarian
Mezei aszat, Acat, Aszat
Icelandic
Þistill
Irish
Feochadán reatha
Japanese
セイヨウトゲアザミ
kab
Aɣeddu n weɣyul
Korean
조뱅이
lah
لے, پوہلی
Latvian
Tīruma usne
Lithuanian
Dirvinė usnis, Cirse des champs
Macedonian
Нивска паламида
mrj
Писӓн
myv
Паксянь чудожов
Norwegian Bokmål
Åkertistel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Åkertistel
nv
Azeeʼ hókánii yázhí
os
Хуымон сындз
Persian
خارلته
Polish
Ostrożeń polny
Portuguese
Cardo-das-vinhas, Cardo-hemorroidal, Cardo-rasteiro
Punjabi
ਲੇਹ
Romanian
Pălămidă, Pălănidă
rsk
Ґордон
Russian
Бодяк полевой, Осот розовый, Розовый осот, Татарник полевой
Serbian
Palamida, Poljski osjak
Slovak
Pichliač poľný
Slovenian
Njivski osat
Spanish
Cardo condidor, Cardo cundidor, Cardo de las pelotas, Cardo hemorroidal, Cardo oloroso, Cardo trigal, Cardo triguero, Ramoncillo negro
Swedish
Åkertistel, Cirse des champs
Turkish
Köygöçerten, Köy göçüren
Ukrainian
Будяк польовий
Urdu
پوہلی
Walloon
Tcherdon d' tchamp
Welsh
Ysgallen y maes
Western Frisian
Finnestikel

Synonyms

  • Breea arvensis (L.) Less.
  • Breea dioica (Cass.) Less.
  • Breea ochrolepidia (Juz.) Soják
  • Breea praealta (Cass.) Less.
  • Breea segeta f. segeta
  • Breea setosa (Willd.) Kitam.
  • Breea setosa (Willd.) Kitam.
  • Carduus arvensis (L.) Robson
  • Carduus arvensis var. arvensis
  • Carduus haemorrhoidalis DC.
  • Carduus neglectus Steud.
  • Carduus serratuloides Neck.
  • Carduus setosus Bab.
  • Cephalonoplos arvense (L.) Fourr.
  • Cephalonoplos arvensis (L.) Fourr.
  • Cephalonoplos arvensis var. arvensis
  • Cephalonoplos ochrolepidium (Juz.) Juz.
  • Cephalonoplos setosus (Willd.) Kitam.
  • Cirsium albiflorum Kitag.
  • Cirsium argunense DC.
  • Cirsium arvense f. albiflorum Kitag.
  • Cirsium arvense f. arvense
  • Cirsium arvense f. incanum (Beck) Gajić
  • Cirsium arvense f. rubricaule Lepage
  • Cirsium arvense subsp. arvense
  • Cirsium arvense subsp. incanum (S.G.Gmel.) Iljin
  • Cirsium arvense subsp. setosum (Willd.) Ilijn
  • Cirsium arvense subsp. setosum (Willd.) Iljin
  • Cirsium arvense var. argenteum (Peyer ex Vest) Fiori
  • Cirsium arvense var. horridum Wimm. & Grab.
  • Cirsium arvense var. incanum (S.G.Gmel.) Ledeb.
  • Cirsium arvense var. integrifolium Wimm. & Grab.
  • Cirsium arvense var. mite Wimm. & Grab.
  • Cirsium arvense var. setosum (Willd.) Ledeb.
  • Cirsium arvense var. subulatum (Ledeb.) Ledeb.
  • Cirsium arvense var. vestitum Wimm. & Grab.
  • Cirsium dioicum Cass.
  • Cirsium halophilum Turcz. ex Herder
  • Cirsium incanum M.Bieb.
  • Cirsium incanum (S.G.Gmel.) Fisch.

and 31 more.

Flowers

In flower
June to September (from 8,430 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.