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Cirsium texanum Buckl.

Texas thistle
Asteraceae (Aster Family)

USDA Symbol: CITE2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Cirsium texanum

Texas Thistle

Asteraceae

Location: 12000 block of Network, west of IH-10W. West side of street
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Deep, gravelly soil. Full sun. Abundant.

Description: Erect, herbaceous, 2-3' tall. Lavender disc flowers fan out from globe-shaped involucre of spine tipped phyllaries. Fragrant. Biennial to perennial

County: Bexar
 Collector: Lottie Millsaps
 Collection Date: May 4, 1990
 Specimen number: 47

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0053
 Accession Date: Apr. 29, 1991
 Accession Number: 5

Annotations: SCXXB

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