Global InformationCirsium neomexicanum information
| Cirsium neomexicanum | |
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Conservation status
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 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. neomexicanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium neomexicanum Gray
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Synonymy
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Cirsium neomexicanum is a North American species of thistle known by the common names New Mexico thistle, powderpuff thistle, lavender thistle, foss thistle and desert thistle.[2][3]
This plant is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, particularly the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. It has been found in California, Nevada, Arizona, Sonora, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.[4][5]
- ^ The Plant List, Cirsium neomexicanum A.Gray
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Cirsium neomexicanum A. Gray, New Mexico thistle, desert thistle
- ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet, southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Cirsium neomexicanum A. Gray includes description, photos, distribution map