Native Plants
Cirsium texanum
Cirsium texanum Buckley
Texas Thistle
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: CITE2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Cirsium texanum
Texas Thistle
Asteraceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake at 880 Military Drive, on Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful in dry soils along roadsides.
Description: Perennial 6-12 dm tall. Leaves are spiny with wooly hairs on underside. Pink disk flowers are 3-3.5 cm across. Linear phyllaries have spiny tips.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Jun 4, 1994
Specimen number: 205
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0809
Accession Date: Jun 28, 1994
Accession Number: 60
Annotations: SCXRC (In flower)