Cirsium edule | edible thistle

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edible thistle Aster Family
Cirsium edule Asteraceae
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common name
  edible thistle
accepted scientific name
  Cirsium edule Nutt.
rules for finding collection records
  Cirsium edule (310)
  Cirsium hallii (5)
  Cirsium macounii (8)
family name
  Asteraceae

Image Author: ©2014 Susan McDougall, Trees Live Here.
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals, Many petals
Petal colors:

Flower size is 1.2 to 1.6 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed 2nd week of May thru 3rd week of September

How Likely at this Location (16%)

Name Match (100%)

Plant Showiness (72%)

Links to Plant Descriptions UW Herbarium (28) E-Flora BC Wikipedia eFloras.org Mark Turner SEINet CalFlora.org USDA PLANTS profile Lady Bird Johnson	Links to Plant Photos Paul Slichter (10) Wikimedia Commons (14) Adam Schneider (13) Measurable Photos (6) Cal Photos (11) G.D.Carr (11) Mt Rainier Photos (2) Botany Photo of the Day (2)	Where the plant has been found map credits
Habitat where plant was found Meadow Forest Disturbed Riparian Rocky Alpine	Native Plant Status Native Not Present	Elevation (feet) vs. Time of Observation (Flowering) credits