Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. September 2011. Scientific name: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Common name(s): Canada thistle, Canadian thistle, creeping thistle, cursed thistle Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”) [gallery link=”file” columns=”4″