Onopordum Acanthium, or more commonly know as Scotch Cottonthistle, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Onopordum. Its duration is biennial or bi-annual which means it can grow or bloom twice, in the first year and the following year. Onopordum Acanthium or Scotch Cottonthistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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