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Cirsium inamoenum

(Greene) D.J. Keil

Greene's Thistle

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.964059
Element CodePDAST2E3T0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCirsium
Other Common Names
Western Thistle (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This is the record for the full species Cirsium inamoenum following FNA (vol. 19, 2006), which includes var. davisii (C. davisii of Kartesz 1994) and var. inamoenum (C. subniveum of Kartesz 1994).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
WyomingS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Utah (4)
AreaForestAcres
Beehive PeakFishlake National Forest59,137
North PavantFishlake National Forest53,262
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Asotin CreekUmatilla National Forest16,433
Upper TucannonUmatilla National Forest12,485
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
References (1)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.