UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Cirsium altissimum

Cirsium inamoenum

Greene's thistle

Cirsium altissimum

Cirsium inamoenum
Flowering time June-August
Habitat Grassland, sagebrush desert, and dry rocky slopes from low to middle elevations.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to California, east to Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
C. arvense, C. brevifolium, C. brevistylum, C. edule, C. flodmanii, C. hookerianum, C. inamoenum, C. remotifolium, C. scariosum, C. undulatum, C. vulgare
C. arvense, C. brevifolium, C. brevistylum, C. edule, C. flodmanii, C. hookerianum, C. remotifolium, C. scariosum, C. undulatum, C. vulgare
Subordinate taxa
C. inamoenum var. inamoenum
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