Texas Thistle

Cirsium texanum

"Cirsium texanum" is a species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae found in North America. Common names include Texas thistle, Texas purple thistle or southern thistle. The species is native to northern Mexico and the southern Great Plains of the south-central United States.
Texas Wildflower Bouquet Thistle, Indian Blanket, Cone Flower, Showy Primrose Cirsium texanum,cirsium texanum

Appearance

"Cirsium texanum" is a biennial or perennial herb up to 80 cm tall. Leaves have small, narrow spines along the edges. Flower heads are sometimes produced one at a time, sometimes in small groups, each head with light purple disc florets but no ray florets.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCirsium
SpeciesC. texanum