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Cirsium eatonii
mountaintop thistle Aster Family
Cirsium eatonii Asteraceae
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common names
  mountaintop thistle
  Eaton's thistle
accepted scientific name
  Cirsium eatonii (A. Gray) B.L. Rob.
rules for finding collection records
  Cirsium clokeyi (10)
  Cirsium eatonii (694)
  Cirsium hesperium (11)
  Cirsium murdockii (10)
  Cirsium peckii (10)
  Cirsium scopulorum (93)
  Cirsium tweedyi (18)
family name
  Asteraceae
Image Author: ©2006 Stan Shebs
Image License: CC BY-SA
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals, Many petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is .6 to 1.4 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed 2nd week of June thru 2nd week of September
How Likely at this Location (26%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (54%)
Links to Plant Descriptions
Wikipedia
eFloras.org
Mark Turner
Montana Field Guide
SEINet (4)
USDA PLANTS profile
Lady Bird Johnson
Links to Plant Photos
Paul Slichter (22)
var. peckii, J. Reveal (19)
Cal Photos (21)
SW Colorado Wildflowers (9)
Cal Photos (11)
G.D.Carr (11)
Wikimedia Commons (4)
East Colorado Wildflowers (3)
Cal Photos (6)
Cal Photos (3)
Botany Photo of the Day (1)
Cal Photos (1)
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