Cirsium durangense

Species of thistle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cirsium durangense, the Durango thistle , is Mexican species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the State of Durango in northwestern Mexico.[2][3]

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Cirsium durangense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. durangense
Binomial name
Cirsium durangense
(Greenm.) G.B.Ownbey
Synonyms[1]
  • Cirsium ochrocentrum var. durangense Greenm.
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Cirsium durangense has pinnately lobed leaves with spines on the tips of the lobes. The leaves have a woolly covering when they are young but this disappears as the leaves mature.[2]

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