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Cirsium eatonii

(Gray) B.L. Robins.

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1351321

Element CodePDAST2E470

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusCirsium

Concept Reference

Siniscalchi, C.M., J.R. Ackerfield, and R.A. Folk. 2023. Diversification and biogeography of North American thistles (Cirsium: Carduoideae: Compositae): Drivers of a rapid continent-wide radiation. International Journal of Plant Sciences 184: 322-341.

Taxonomic Comments

This record represents the very narrow concept of Cirsium eatonii that is endemic to Utah and Nevada following Siniscalchi, et al. (2023). Siniscalchi et al. (2023) recognize the following twelve distinct species in the Cirsium eatonii complex: C. clokeyi, C. culebraense, C. eatonii, C. funkiae, C. harrisonii, C. hesperium, C. murdockii, C. peckii, C. scopulorum, C. tukuhnikivatzicum, C. tweedyi, C. viperinum.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	S4	Yes
Utah	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (12)

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Borah Peak	Salmon-Challis National Forest	130,463

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ruby - Lamoille Cyn	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	32,771
Ruby - Marsh	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	10,164

Utah (9)

Area	Forest	Acres
0419020	Ashley National Forest	355,684
418040	Uinta National Forest	1,702
Fishlake Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	25,217
High Uintas (UT)	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	102,398
Lakes	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	121,967
Mt. Olympus	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	9,982
Stansbury Mountains	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	39,696
Twin Peaks	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	6,157
White Pine	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,942

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Siniscalchi, C.M., J.R. Ackerfield, and R.A. Folk. 2023. Diversification and biogeography of North American thistles (<i>Cirsium</i>: Carduoideae: Compositae): Drivers of a rapid continent-wide radiation. International Journal of Plant Sciences 184: 322-341.