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Cirsium cymosum

Cirsium cymosum (Greene) J.T. Howell

Peregrine Thistle

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Cirsium triacanthum

USDA Symbol: CICY

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Tap
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Complexity: Pinnate
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Linear , Oblanceolate
Leaf Pubescence: Tomentose
Leaf Margin: Pinnatifid
Inflorescence: Head
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall, often shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , OR

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees
Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cirsium cymosum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cirsium cymosum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cirsium cymosum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-23
Research By: WMWW

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