Cirsium undulatum

Cirsium undulatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Cirsium
Species: Cirsium undulatum

Name

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng., 1826

Synonyms

• Carduus megacephalus A. Nels.
• Carduus undulatus Nutt.
• Cirsium megacephalum (A. Gray) Cockerell ex Daniels
• Cirsium undulatum var. franktonis B. Boivin
• Cirsium undulatum var. megacephalum (A. Gray) Fern.
• Cnicus undulatus (Nutt.) A. Gray
• Cnicus undulatus var. megacephalus A.Gray

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northern America Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan), Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming), Mexico (Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Sonora) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Sprengel, C.P.J., Syst. Veg. 3:374. 1826
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

English: Wavyleaf thistle, gray thistle

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