Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum

Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum

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 occidentale
Varietas: Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum

Name

Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum (Greene) J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 22. (1918)

Synonyms

• Carduus candidissimus Greene
• Cirsium candidissimum (Greene) A. Davids. & Moxley
• Cirsium occidentale subsp. candidissimum (Greene) Petr.
• Cirsium pastoris J.T. Howell

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA USA (California, Nevada, Oregon) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Macbride, J.F. 1918. New or otherwise interesting plants, mostly North American Liliaceae and Chenopodiaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 53: 1–22. BHL Reference page. : 22
• Hassler, M. 2018. Cirsium occidentale. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 25 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Snowy thistle

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