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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Cirsium

Hierarchical position of the Genus Cirsium

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Asteridae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 405. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Asteranae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 451. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Asterales Lindl. pub. 1833       Familia  Asteraceae Dumort. pub. Comment. Bot.: 55. Nov-Dec 1822. common name: Sunflowers       Familia  Compositae Giseke pub. Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 538. Apr 1792, nom. cons.       Genus  Cirsium Mill. common name: thistle

Named members of the Genus Cirsium

1	Species  acanthodontum Blake syn. Cirsium remotifolium ssp. remotifolium
2	Species  acaule All.
	3    Varietas  americanum Gray syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum
4	Species  acaulescens (Rydb.) K. Schum. syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum
5	Species  acuatum (Osterhout) Petrak syn. Cirsium undulatum var. tracyi
6	Species  altissimum (L.) Hill
	7    Varietas  biltmoreanum Petrak syn. Cirsium altissimum 8    Varietas  filipendulum (Engelm.) Gray syn. Cirsium engelmannii
9	Species  amblylepis Petrak common name: Mt. Tamalpais thistle
10	Species  americanum (Gray) K. Schum. syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum
11	Species  andersonii (Gray) Petrak common name: rose thistle
12	Species  andrewsii (Gray) Jepson common name: Franciscan thistle
13	Species  araneans Rydb. common name: jeweled thistle
14	Species  arcuum A. Nels. common name: powderpuff thistle
15	Species  aridum Dorn common name: desert thistle
16	Species  arizonicum (Gray) Petrak common name: Arizona thistle
	17    Varietas  arizonicum common name: Arizona thistle 18    Varietas  nidulum (M.E. Jones) Welsh common name: Arizona thistle
19	Species  arvense (L.) Scop.
	20    Varietas  argenteum (Vest) Fiori syn. Cirsium arvense 21    Varietas  horridum Wimmer & Grab. syn. Cirsium arvense 22    Varietas  integrifolium Wimmer & Grab. syn. Cirsium arvense 23    Varietas  mite Wimmer & Grab. syn. Cirsium arvense 24    Varietas  vestitum Wimmer & Grab. syn. Cirsium arvense
25	Species  barnebyi Welsh & Neese common name: Barneby's thistle
26	Species  bigelovii DC. syn. Cirsium muticum
27	Species  bipinnatum (Eastw.) Rydb. syn. Cirsium calcareum
28	Species  blumeri Petrak syn. Cirsium wheeleri
29	Species  botrys Petrak syn. Cirsium ciliolatum
30	Species  brevifolium Nutt. common name: Palouse thistle
31	Species  brevistylum Cronq. common name: clustered thistle
32	Species  breweri (Gray) Jepson
	33    Varietas  lanosissimum Petrak p.p. syn. Cirsium douglasii var. breweri 34    Varietas  wrangelii Petrak syn. Cirsium douglasii var. douglasii
35	Species  butleri (Rydb.) Petrak syn. Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum
36	Species  calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl.
	37    Varietas  bipinnatum (Eastw.) Welsh syn. Cirsium calcareum 38    Varietas  pulchellum (Greene) Welsh syn. Cirsium calcareum
39	Species  californicum Gray
	40    Varietas  bernardinum (Greene) Petrak syn. Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 41    Subspecies  pseudoreglense Petrak syn. Cirsium occidentale var. californicum
42	Species  callilepis (Greene) Jepson
	43    Varietas  oregonense (Petrak) J.T. Howell syn. Cirsium remotifolium ssp. oregonense 44    Varietas  pseudocarlinoides (Petrak) J.T. Howell syn. Cirsium remotifolium ssp. pseudocarlinoides
45	Species  campylon H.K. Sharsmith syn. Cirsium fontinale var. campylon
46	Species  candidissimum (Greene) A. Davids. & Moxley syn. Cirsium pastoris
47	Species  canescens Nutt. common name: prairie thistle
48	Species  canovirens (Rydb.) Petrak common name: graygreen thistle
49	Species  canum (L.) All. common name: Queen Anne's thistle
50	Species  carolinianum (Walt.) Fern. & Schub. common name: soft thistle
51	Species  centaureae (Rydb.) K. Schum. syn. Cirsium remotifolium ssp. oregonense
52	Species  chellyense Moore & Frankton common name: queen thistle
53	Species  chuskaense Moore & Frankton common name: monarch thistle
54	Species  ciliolatum (Henderson) J.T. Howell common name: Ashland thistle
55	Species  clavatum (M.E. Jones) Petrak common name: Fish Lake thistle
56	Species  clokeyi Blake common name: whitespine thistle
57	Species  coccinatum Osterhout syn. Cirsium drummondii
58	Species  coloradense (Rydb.) Cockerell
	59    Subspecies  acaulescens (Rydb.) Petrak syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum 60    Subspecies  longissimum (Heller) Petrak syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum
61	Species  congdonii Moore & Frankton common name: rosette thistle
62	Species  coulteri Harvey & Gray syn. Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale
63	Species  crassicaule (Greene) Jepson common name: slough thistle
64	Species  cymosum (Greene) J.T. Howell common name: peregrine thistle
65	Species  davisii Cronq. syn. Cirsium subniveum
66	Species  diffusum (Eastw.) Rydb. syn. Cirsium rothrockii
67	Species  discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng. common name: field thistle
68	Species  douglasii DC.
	69    Varietas  breweri (Petrak) Keil & C. Turner common name: Douglas' thistle 70    Varietas  canescens (Petrak) J.T. Howell syn. Cirsium douglasii var. breweri 71    Varietas  douglasii common name: Douglas' thistle
72	Species  drummondii Torr. & Gray
	73    Varietas  acaulescens (Rydb.) J.F. Macbr. syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum 74    Subspecies  lanatum Petrak syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum 75    Subspecies  latisquamum Petrak syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum 76    Varietas  oregonense Petrak syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum 77    Subspecies  vexans Petrak syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum
78	Species  eatonii (Gray) B.L. Robins.
	79    Varietas  harrisonii Welsh syn. Cirsium eatonii 80    Varietas  murdockii Welsh syn. Cirsium murdockii
81	Species  edule Nutt. common name: edible thistle
82	Species  engelmannii Rydb. common name: Engelmann's thistle
83	Species  eriocephalum Gray
	84    Varietas  leiocephalum D.C. Eat. syn. Cirsium eatonii
85	Species  filipendulum Engelm. syn. Cirsium engelmannii
86	Species  flaccidum Small syn. Cirsium carolinianum
87	Species  floccosum (Rydb.) Petrak syn. Cirsium undulatum var. tracyi
88	Species  flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur common name: Flodman's thistle
89	Species  foliosum (Hook.) DC.
	90    Varietas  minganense (Victorin) Boivin syn. Cirsium foliosum
91	Species  fontinale (Greene) Jepson
	92    Varietas  campylon (H.K. Sharsmith) Pilz ex Keil & C. Turne common name: Mt Hamilton thistle 93    Varietas  fontinale common name: fountain thistle 94    Varietas  obispoense J.T. Howell common name: Chorro Creek Bog thistle
95	Species  gilense Woot. & Standl. common name: Gila thistle
96	Species  grahamii Gray common name: Graham's thistle
97	Species  griseum (Rydb.) K. Schum. common name: gray thistle
98	Species  hallii (Gray) M.E. Jones common name: Hall's thistle
99	Species  helleri (Small) Cory syn. Cirsium undulatum var. undulatum
100	Species  hesperium (Eastw.) Petrak syn. Cirsium scopulorum
101	Species  hillii (Canby) Fern. common name: Hill's thistle
102	Species  hookerianum Nutt.
	103    Varietas  eriocephalum (Gray) A. Nels. syn. Cirsium eatonii
104	Species  horridulum Michx.
	105    Varietas  elliottii Torr. & Gray syn. Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum 106    Varietas  horridulum common name: yellow thistle 107    Varietas  vittatum (Small) R.W. Long common name: yellow thistle
108	Species  howellii Petrak syn. Cirsium ciliolatum
109	Species  humboldtense Rydb. common name: Humboldt County thistle
110	Species  hydrophilum (Greene) Jepson
	111    Varietas  hydrophilum common name: Suisun thistle 112    Varietas  vaseyi (Gray) J.T. Howell common name: Vasey's thistle
113	Species  incanum (Gmel.) Fisch. syn. Cirsium arvense
114	Species  inornatum Woot. & Standl. common name: cloudcroft thistle
115	Species  kamtschaticum Ledeb. ex DC. common name: Kamchatka thistle
116	Species  kelseyi (Rydb.) Petrak syn. Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum
117	Species  lacerum (Rydb.) Petrak syn. Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum
118	Species  lactucinum Rydb. syn. Cirsium rydbergii
119	Species  lanceolatum (L.) Scop.
	120    Varietas  hypoleucum DC. syn. Cirsium vulgare
121	Species  laterifolium (Osterhout) Petrak common name: porcupine thistle
122	Species  lecontei Torr. & Gray common name: Le Conte's thistle
123	Species  loncholepis Petrak common name: la graciosa thistle
124	Species  longistylum Moore & Frankton common name: longstyle thistle
125	Species  macounii (Greene) Rydb. syn. Cirsium edule
126	Species  magnificum (A. Nels.) Petrak syn. Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum
127	Species  maritimum (Elmer) Petrak syn. Cirsium rhothophilum
128	Species  megacephalum (Gray) Cockerell syn. Cirsium undulatum var. undulatum
129	Species  mendocinum Petrak common name: Mendocino thistle
130	Species  mexicanum DC. common name: Mexican thistle
131	Species  minganense Victorin syn. Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum
132	Species  modestum (Osterhout) Cockerell common name: lacy thistle
133	Species  mohavense (Greene) Petrak common name: Mojave thistle
134	Species  montigenum Petrak syn. Cirsium hydrophilum var. vaseyi
135	Species  murdockii (Welsh) Cronq. common name: Murdock's thistle
136	Species  muticum Michx.
	137    Varietas  monticola Fern. syn. Cirsium muticum 138    Varietas  subpinnatifidum (Britt.) Fern. syn. Cirsium muticum
139	Species  navajoense Moore & Frankton common name: Navajo thistle
140	Species  nebraskense (Britt.) Lunell
	141    Varietas  discissum Lunell syn. Cirsium flodmanii
142	Species  nelsonii (Pammel) Petrak syn. Cirsium canescens
143	Species  neomexicanum Gray common name: New Mexico thistle
	144    Varietas  neomexicanum common name: New Mexico thistle 145    Varietas  utahense (Petrak) Welsh common name: Utah thistle
146	Species  nidulum (M.E. Jones) Petrak syn. Cirsium arizonicum var. nidulum
147	Species  nuttallii DC. common name: Nuttall's thistle
148	Species  oblanceolatum (Rydb.) K. Schum. syn. Cirsium flodmanii
149	Species  occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson common name: cobweb thistle
	150    Varietas  californicum (Gray) Keil & C. Turner common name: cobwebby thistle 151    Varietas  candidissimum (Greene) J.F. Macbr. syn. Cirsium pastoris 152    Varietas  compactum Hoover common name: compact cobwebby thistle 153    Varietas  occidentale common name: cobwebby thistle 154    Varietas  venustum (Greene) Jepson common name: cobwebby thistle
155	Species  ochrocentrum Gray
	156    Varietas  helleri (Small) Petrak syn. Cirsium undulatum var. undulatum
157	Species  odoratum (Muhl. ex W. Bart.) Petrak syn. Cirsium pumilum
158	Species  olivescens (Rydb.) Petrak common name: summer thistle
159	Species  oreganum Piper syn. Cirsium remotifolium ssp. remotifolium
160	Species  oreophilum (Rydb.) K. Schum. common name: crow thistle
161	Species  osterhoutii (Rydb.) Petrak common name: Osterhout's thistle
162	Species  ownbeyi Welsh common name: Ownbey's thistle
163	Species  pallidum Woot. & Standl. common name: pale thistle
164	Species  palousense Piper syn. Cirsium brevifolium
165	Species  palustre (L.) Scop. common name: marsh thistle
166	Species  parryi (Gray) Petrak
	167    Subspecies  mogollonicum C. Schaack & G. Goodwin common name: Mogollon thistle 168    Subspecies  parryi common name: Parry's thistle
169	Species  pastoris J.T. Howell common name: snowy thistle
170	Species  peckii Henderson common name: Steen Mountain thistle
171	Species  perennans (Greene) Woot. & Standl. syn. Cirsium wheeleri
172	Species  perplexans (Rydb.) Petrak common name: Rocky Mountain thistle
173	Species  pitcheri (Torr. ex Eat.) Torr. & Gray common name: sand dune thistle
174	Species  plattense (Rydb.) Cockerell ex Daniels syn. Cirsium canescens
175	Species  polyphyllum (Rydb.) Petrak syn. Cirsium eatonii
176	Species  praeteriens J.F. Macbr. common name: Palo Alto thistle
177	Species  proteanum J.T. Howell syn. Cirsium occidentale var. venustum
178	Species  pugnax Sommier & Levier syn. Cnicus benedictus
179	Species  pulchellum (Greene) Woot. & Standl.
	180    Subspecies  bipinnatum (Eastw.) Petrak syn. Cirsium calcareum 181    Subspecies  diffusum (Eastw.) Petrak syn. Cirsium rothrockii 182    Varietas  glabrescens Petrak syn. Cirsium calcareum
183	Species  pulcherrimum (Rydb.) K. Schum. common name: Wyoming thistle
184	Species  pumilum (Nutt.) Spreng.
	185    Subspecies  hillii (Canby) Moore & Frankton syn. Cirsium hillii 186    Varietas  hillii (Canby) Boivin syn. Cirsium hillii
187	Species  pyrenaicum (Jacq.) All.
188	Species  quercetorum (Gray) Jepson
	189    Varietas  citrinum Petrak syn. Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum 190    Varietas  mendocinum Petrak syn. Cirsium quercetorum var. quercetorum 191    Varietas  quercetorum common name: Alameda County thistle 192    Varietas  walkerianum (Petrak) Jepson common name: Walker's thistle 193    Varietas  xerolepis Petrak common name: Alameda County thistle
194	Species  remotifolium (Hook.) DC.
	195    Varietas  odontolepis Petrak syn. Cirsium remotifolium ssp. remotifolium 196    Subspecies  oregonense Petrak common name: fewleaf thistle 197    Subspecies  pseudocarlinoides Petrak common name: fewleaf thistle 198    Subspecies  remotifolium common name: fewleaf thistle 199    Varietas  rivulare Jepson syn. Cirsium remotifolium ssp. remotifolium
200	Species  repandum Michx. common name: sandhill thistle
201	Species  revolutum (Small) Petrak syn. Cirsium virginianum
202	Species  rhothophilum Blake common name: surf thistle
203	Species  rothrockii (Gray) Petrak common name: Rothrock's thistle
204	Species  rusbyi (Greene) Petrak common name: Rusby's thistle
205	Species  rydbergii Petrak common name: Rydberg's thistle
206	Species  scabrum (Poir.) Bonnet & Barratte common name: rough thistle
207	Species  scapanolepis Petrak common name: mountain slope thistle
208	Species  scariosum Nutt.
	209    Varietas  scariosum common name: meadow thistle 210    Varietas  thorneae Welsh common name: meadow thistle
211	Species  scopulorum (Greene) Cockerell ex Daniels common name: mountain thistle
212	Species  setosum (Willd.) Bess. ex Bieb. syn. Cirsium arvense
213	Species  smallii Britt. syn. Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum
214	Species  spathulifolium Rydb. syn. Cirsium scapanolepis
215	Species  spinosissimum auct. non (L.) Scop. syn. Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum
216	Species  stenolepidum Nutt. syn. Cirsium remotifolium ssp. remotifolium
217	Species  subniveum Rydb. common name: Jackson Hole thistle
218	Species  terraenigrae Shinners syn. Cirsium engelmannii
219	Species  texanum Buckl.
	220    Varietas  stenolepis Shinners syn. Cirsium texanum
221	Species  tioganum (Congd.) Petrak
	222    Varietas  coloradense (Rydb.) Dorn common name: Colorado thistle 223    Varietas  tioganum common name: Tioga thistle
224	Species  tracyi (Rydb.) Petrak syn. Cirsium undulatum var. tracyi
225	Species  triacanthum Petrak syn. Cirsium cymosum
226	Species  turneri Warnock common name: cliff thistle
227	Species  tweedyi (Rydb.) Petrak syn. Cirsium eatonii
228	Species  undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng.
	229    Varietas  megacephalum (Gray) Fern. syn. Cirsium undulatum var. undulatum 230    Varietas  tracyi (Rydb.) Welsh common name: Tracy's thistle 231    Varietas  undulatum common name: wavyleaf thistle
232	Species  utahense Petrak syn. Cirsium neomexicanum var. utahense
233	Species  vaseyi (Gray) Jepson
	234    Varietas  hydrophilum (Greene) Petrak syn. Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum
235	Species  vernale (Osterhout) Cockerell common name: spring thistle
236	Species  vinaceum Woot. & Standl. common name: Sacramento Mountain thistle
237	Species  virginense Welsh common name: virgin thistle
238	Species  virginianum (L.) Michx. common name: Virginia thistle
239	Species  vittatum Small syn. Cirsium horridulum var. vittatum
240	Species  vulgare (Savi) Ten. common name: bull thistle
241	Species  walkerianum Petrak syn. Cirsium quercetorum var. walkerianum
242	Species  wallowense M.E. Peck syn. Cirsium neomexicanum var. utahense
243	Species  wheeleri (Gray) Petrak common name: Wheeler's thistle
244	Species  wrightii Gray common name: Wright's thistle
245	Species  x erosum (Rydb.) K. Schum. (pro sp.) common name: glory thistle
246	Species  x iowense (Pammel) Fern. (pro sp.)

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