Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium > Cirsium ochrocentrumCirsium ochrocentrum (yellowspine thistle)Synonyms: Carduus ochrocentrus; Carduus undulatus var. ochrocentrus (homotypic); Cirsium ochrocentrum var. townsendii; Cnicus ochrocentrus; Cnicus undulatus var. ochrocentrus (homotypic) Cirsium ochrocentrum is a species of thistle known by the common name yellowspine thistle. It is native to the Great Plains of the Central United States and to the desert regions of the western United States and northern Mexico. Its range extends from eastern Oregon east to the Black Hills of South Dakota, south as far as the Mexican State of Durango. |
| Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Pollinators [1] | Bees, Flies, Lepidoptera, Beetles, Bats | | Structure [2] | Herb | | Usage [1] | The seed of all species of thistles yields a good oil by expression; No details of potential yields etc are given; |  | | Height [1] | 4.92 feet (1.5 m) |
View Plants For A Future Record : Cirsium ochrocentrum |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
|
