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unusual facts about Creeping Thistle



Niche microdifferentiation

There is evidence of several species of weeds, including St. John’s Wort, Creeping Thistle, Bermuda Grass, Medusahead, and Annual Bluegrass developing localized ecotypes based on the conditions of the neighboring environment.


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Zygaena lonicerae

They suck nectar of the preferred blue violet flowers, such as on field scabious (Knautia arvensis), Dove Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa columbaria), meadow knapweed (Centaurea jacea), panicle knapweed (Centaurea stoebe), creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Bulbous thistle (Cirsium tuberosum) and ring thistle (Carduus).