Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Tribe Cynareae Rank Species | Order Asterales Subfamily Carduoideae Genus Cirsium | |
Similar Cirsium subcoriaceum, Cirsium hookerianum, Cirsium brevistylum, Cirsium flodmanii, Cirsium arizonicum | ||
Cirsium mexicanum is a Mesoamerican and Caribbean species of plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family. Common name is Mexican thistle. It is widespread across Mexico (Tamaulipas, Durango, Jalisco, Puebla, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Yucatán Peninsula), Central America (all 7 countries) and the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico).
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