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Cirsium arizonicum

(Gray) Petrak

Arizona Thistle

G5Secure Found in 48 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145554
Element CodePDAST2E080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCirsium
Other Common Names
Arizona thistle (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-03-07
Change Date2006-03-07
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

3,000 to 7,000 ft., rocky slopes, often in chaparral.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
UtahS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (48)
Arizona (18)
AreaForestAcres
Ash CreekPrescott National Forest7,663
Barbershop CanyonCoconino National Forest1,311
Big RidgeKaibab National Forest9,087
Blind Indian CreekPrescott National Forest26,847
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Burro CanyonKaibab National Forest19,928
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
Cherry CreekTonto National Forest11,371
Connell MountainsPrescott National Forest7,926
East Clear CreekCoconino National Forest1,613
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
California (9)
AreaForestAcres
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest829
Nevada (8)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Charleston - Macks CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,378
Snake - Big WashHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,146
Snake - ChokecherryHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,845
Snake - Mt. WashingtonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,749
Snake - MurphyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest27,064
Snake - Pole CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest766
Ward MountainHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,927
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
Utah (11)
AreaForestAcres
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
Casto BluffDixie National Forest87,466
FishhookDixie National Forest12,959
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Mcgath Lake - Auger HoleDixie National Forest8,334
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
Red Canyon NorthDixie National Forest9,973
Table Cliffs - Henderson CanyonDixie National Forest19,581
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Wayne WonderlandFishlake National Forest12,395
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.