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Canada thistle

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a thistle, Cirsium arvense, introduced into Canada from France.

See: Canadian thistle

Quotations

1829

The plant is so rank that . . . it has even been said that it will exterminate the Canada thistle.

1964

For some time, weed specialists have sought a chemical that would not only kill the tops of Canada thistle, but would destroy underground growth without sterilizing the soil.