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few-leaf thistle, Pacific fringed thistle, remote-leaved thistle, weak thistle

Cirsium remotifolium

Flowering time June-September
Habitat Meadows, stream banks, open for, brushy slopes, from low to middle elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Washington to California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
C. arvense, C. brevifolium, C. brevistylum, C. edule, C. flodmanii, C. hookerianum, C. inamoenum, C. scariosum, C. undulatum, C. vulgare
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