Cirsium mexicanum

Cirsium mexicanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Cirsium
Species: C. mexicanum
Binomial name
Cirsium mexicanum
DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Carduus lanceolatus var. arachnoideo-lanuginosus M.Gómez
  • Carduus mexicanus Moric. ex DC.
  • Cirsium costaricense (Pol.) Petr.
  • Cirsium mexicanum var. bracteatum Petr.
  • Cirsium portoricense (Kuntze) Petr.
  • Cnicus costaricensis Pol.
  • Cnicus mexicanus (DC.) Hemsl.
  • Cnicus portoricensis Kuntze

Cirsium mexicanum is a Mesoamerican and Caribbean species of plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family. Common name is Mexican thistle. It is widespread across Mexico (Tamaulipas, Durango, Jalisco, Puebla, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Yucatán Peninsula),[2] Central America (all 7 countries) and the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico).[3][4][5][6][7][8]


References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Cirsium mexicanum DC.
  2. ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Cirsium mexicanum DC includes photos and Mexican distribution map
  3. ↑ Pérez J., L. A., M. Sousa Sánchez, A. M. Hanan-Alipi, F. Chiang Cabrera & P. Tenorio L. 2005. Vegetación terrestre. Cap. 4: 65–110. In J. Bueno, F Álvarez & S. Santiago (eds.) Biodivers. Tabasco. CONABIO-UNAM, México D.F..
  4. ↑ D'Arcy, W.G. 1987. Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index. Part 1: The introduction and checklist. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: v–xxx, 1–328
  5. ↑ Ibarra Manríquez, G. & S. Sinaca Colín. 1995. Lista florística comentada de la estación de biología tropical "Los Tuxtlas", Veracruz, Mexico. Revista de Biología Tropical 43(1–3): 75–115
  6. ↑ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
  7. ↑ Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118
  8. ↑ Tropicos, Cirsium mexicanum DC
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