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Cirsium edule
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.
Image License: Author's permission
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals, Many petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is about 1.8 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
USDA PLANTS profile
Lady Bird Johnson
Links to Plant Photos
Paul Slichter (10)
Wikimedia Commons (14)
Measurable Photos (6)
Adam Schneider (12)
Cal Photos (11)
G.D.Carr (11)
Mt Rainier Photos (2)
Botany Photo of the Day (2)
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