| Scientific Name | Cirsium texanum | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Aster ( Asteraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| Spiny Thistles
Flowerheads broader than tall, lavender-rose or pink-purple on long, naked upper stems. Shiny flowerhead bracts, long, narrow lancelike. Upper leave surface dark green. 1-2 m. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Niehaus, Ripper, Savage Peterson Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers p. 332 | |||||||||||||
March - Sept
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