| Cirsium turneri | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. turneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium turneri | |
Cirsium turneri is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Common names include cliff thistle. [1] The species grows in crevices in limestone cliffs in northern Mexico ( Chihuahua, Coahuila) [1] and western Texas ( Brewster, Terrell, Val Verde Counties). [2] [3]
Cirsium turneri is a perennial herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall. Leaves have small, narrow spines along the edges. Flower heads are sometimes produced one at a time, sometimes in small groups, each head with red or reddish-purple disc florets but no ray florets. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, cliff thistle, Cirsium turneri Warnock
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Warnock, Barton Holland 1960. Southwestern Naturalist 5(2): 101–102
External links
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| Cirsium turneri | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. turneri
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium turneri | |
Cirsium turneri is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Common names include cliff thistle. [1] The species grows in crevices in limestone cliffs in northern Mexico ( Chihuahua, Coahuila) [1] and western Texas ( Brewster, Terrell, Val Verde Counties). [2] [3]
Cirsium turneri is a perennial herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall. Leaves have small, narrow spines along the edges. Flower heads are sometimes produced one at a time, sometimes in small groups, each head with red or reddish-purple disc florets but no ray florets. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, cliff thistle, Cirsium turneri Warnock
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Warnock, Barton Holland 1960. Southwestern Naturalist 5(2): 101–102
External links
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