Platte thistle
Cirsium canescens Nutt.
Cirsium canescens, known as Platte thistle, is a species in the genus Cirsium of the Asteraceae family. It was first described in 1841 by Nutt.
Other common names
prairie thistlePlatte thistle
Distribution
Saskatchewan · California · Colorado · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · South Dakota · Wyoming
Synonyms
Cirsium plattenseCirsium plattenseCnicus canescensCnicus nelsoniiCarduus nelsoniiCirsium nebraskenseCarduus plattensis var. plattensisCarduus discolorCarduus nebraskensisCirsium plattenseCarduus dacoticusCirsium nebraskense var. formidolosumCarduus undulatus var. canescensCirsium nebraskense var. nebraskenseCnicus undulatus var. canescensCirsium nelsoniiCirsium plattenseCarduus plattense
