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Greene's thistle

Cirsium inamoenum

Cirsium parryi

Flowering time June-August
Habitat Grassland, sagebrush desert, and dry rocky slopes from low to middle elevations.
Distribution
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. remotifolium, C. scariosum, C. undulatum, C. vulgare
C. arvense, C. brevifolium, C. brevistylum, C. edule, C. flodmanii, C. hookerianum, C. inamoenum, C. remotifolium, C. scariosum, C. undulatum, C. vulgare
Subordinate taxa
C. inamoenum var. inamoenum
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