Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Tribe Cynareae Rank Species | Order Asterales Subfamily Carduoideae Genus Cirsium | |
Similar Cirsium perplexans, Cirsium douglasii, Cirsium rhothophilum, Cirsium andrewsii, Cirsium mohavense | ||
Cirsium durangense, called Durango thistle , is Mexican species of plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family. The species is native to the State of Durango in northwestern Mexico.
Cirsium durangense is has pinnately lobed leaves with spines on the tips of the lobes. The leaves have a woolly covering when they are young but this disappears as the leaves mature.
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