Cirsium canescens
(Redirected from Prairie thistle)
| Cirsium canescens | |
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| Prairie thistle with Bombus fervidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. canescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium canescens Nutt. (1841)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cirsium canescens, commonly known as prairie thistle,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is a thistle native to the north-central and western United States, where it grows in Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, and in California and Nevada.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cirsium canescens Nutt. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ David J. Keil 2012, Cirsium canescens, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, retrieved 2 June 2024.
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