Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species: gilense
Gilia Thistle - Cirsium gilense
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
459950
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Biennial; stems up to 2 m tall, sparingly branched, hairy; leaves about 40 cm long, pointed at the tip, lobed, the lobes toothed, teeth tipped with slender spines, upper surface of the leaves hairy, lower surface without hairs; the base of the stem leaves partly surrounding the stem; flower heads greenish-yellow usually solitary at the ends of the branches, about 3 cm broad, and nearly as high; outer bracts of the flower head with cobwebby hairs and numerous small, spiny teeth of even length along the margins, much like that of a comb. Flowers July to September.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 9
Number of Mapped Locations: 19
Number of Observations: 19
Observation date range: 09-05-1976 to 08-09-2017
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)