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Taxon: Cirsium ochrocentrum A. Gray

Genus: Cirsium
Family: Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) subfamily: Carduoideae tribe: Cardueae subtribe: Carduinae.
Nomen number: 316625
Place of publication: Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts ser. 2, 4:110. 1849 (Pl. fendler.)
Name verified on: 25-May-2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 09-May-2011
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

SPECIES RESTRICTED AS A STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
CA*.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

See also subordinate taxa:


Common names:

  • Martin's thistle   (Source: F NAmer ) – English   [Cirsium ochrocentrum var. martinii]
  • yellow-spine thistle   (Source: F CalifJep ) – English
  • yellow-spine thistle   (Source: F NAmer ) – English   [Cirsium ochrocentrum var. ochrocentrum]

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Wyoming
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico, Texas
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona, Utah
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora

      Naturalized: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

References:

  • Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.
  • Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
  • Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  • Randall, R. P. 2002. A global compendium of weeds.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Cirsium ochrocentrum A. Gray:


Images:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316625 (20 June 2013)

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