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Cirsium arizonicum (Arizona Thistle)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cirsium arizonicum (Arizona thistle) is a North American species of thistle in the sunflower family, native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It has been found in Arizona, southeastern California, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Sonora, and northwestern Chihuahua. Five varieties have been identified:
View Wikipedia Record: Cirsium arizonicum

Infraspecies

Cirsium arizonicum var. arizonicum
Cirsium arizonicum var. bipinnatum (Cainville thistle) (Attributes)
Cirsium arizonicum var. chellyense
Cirsium arizonicum var. rothrockii
Cirsium arizonicum var. tenuisectum

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Biennial/Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cedar Breaks National Monument III 6111 Utah, United States
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States
Walnut Canyon National Monument V 3386 Arizona, United States
Zion National Park II 135667 Utah, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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