Cirsium eatonii
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| Cirsium eatonii | |
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| Cirsium eatonii var. clokeyi in Southern Nevada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cynareae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. eatonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium eatonii (A.Gray) B.L.Rob. | |
Cirsium eatonii, commonly known as Eaton's thistle or mountaintop thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family.[1][2]
A number of varieties have been identified as follows:
- C. eatonii var. clokeyi - Clokey thistle, Spring Mountains thistle, white-spine thistle
- C. eatonii var. eatonii
- C. eatonii var. eriocephalum - alpine thistle, mountain thistle
- C. eatonii var. hesperium - tall mountain thistle
- C. eatonii var. murdockii - northern mountain thistle
- C. eatonii var. peckii - ghost thistle, Steens Mountain thistle
- C. eatonii var. viperinum - Snake Range thistle
The species occurs in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and Colorado.[3]
References
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- ↑ "Taxon: Cirsium eatonii (A. Gray) B. L. Rob.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cirsium eatonii". Flora of North America. efloras.org. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cirsium eatonii (A. Gray) B.L. Rob.". USDA PLANTS database. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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