Cirsium muticum is as host for some species of butterflies and moths, including the swamp metalmark butterfly (Calephelis muticum), a species that is currently undergoing risk assessment in the United States.
Cirsium | Cirsium arvense | Cirsium palustre | Sargassum muticum | Cirsium occidentale | Cirsium eriophorum | Cirsium acaule | Calephelis muticum | A mined leaf of ''Cirsium vulgare |