Cirsium neomexicanum
Desert Thistle, New Mexico Thistle
Other regional names: Powderpuff Thistle +1 more
- Powderpuff Thistle
- Utah Thistle
Also known as: Carduus neomexicanus (A.Gray) Greene +13 more
- Carduus neomexicanus (A.Gray) Greene
- Carduus nevadensis Greene
- Cirsium arcuum A.Nelson
- Cirsium canescens A.Gray, 1849
- Cirsium humboldtense Rydb.
- Cirsium mohavense subsp. utahense Petr.
- Cirsium neomexicanum subsp. bakeri Petr.
- Cirsium neomexicanum subsp. neomexicanum
- Cirsium neomexicanum var. utahense (Petr.) S.L.Welsh
- Cirsium nevadense (Greene) Petr.
- Cirsium undulatum var. albescens D.C.Eaton
- Cirsium utahense Petr.
- Cirsium wallowense M.Peck
- Cnicus neomexicanus (A.Gray) A.Gray
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Cirsium neomexicanum (commonly known as Desert Thistle or New Mexico thistle) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. It naturally occurs in North America. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Cirsium, which contains over 600 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Unspecified
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah