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Scarlet Thistle

Cirsium conspicuum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 6, February 6, March 5, April 1, May 2, June 2, July 3, August 5, September 3, October 4, November 4, December 6.
Mexico47
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave27
Puebla10
Nayarit3
Guerrero2
Jalisco2
Michoacan de Ocampo1
Oaxaca1
Zacatecas1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusPlume Thistles · Cirsium

Sources

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Practise Scarlet Thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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