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Arizona Thistle (Cirsium arizonicum)

  • Arizona Thistle (Cirsium Arizonicum) https://www.sagebud.com/arizona-thistle-cirsium-arizonicum/
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  • Arizona Thistle (Cirsium Arizonicum) https://www.sagebud.com/arizona-thistle-cirsium-arizonicum/
    Credit: Benjamin Cody | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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Cirsium Arizonicum, or more commonly know as Arizona Thistle, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Cirsium. Its duration is biennial or bi-annual which means it can grow or bloom twice, in the first year and the following year. Cirsium Arizonicum or Arizona Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Cirsium
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Biennial Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N)


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