A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Asteraceae » Cirsium edule var. wenatchense
Cirsium edule Nutt. var. wenatchense D.J. Keil[FNA19, HC2]
Wenatchee thistle
Publication: Sida. 21: 213. 2004.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA19: "Variety wenatchense is known only from the Wenatchee Mountains of central Washington. Little is known of its ecology."
FNA key separates out this variety on the basis of th heads being mostly borne singly and peduncles 10–30 cm.
Last updated 7/9/2020 by David Giblin.
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