Funky thistle

Cirsium funkiae

Cirsium funkiae, the funky thistle or Funk's thistle, is a species of thistle found in the United States. It was first described by American botanist Jennifer Ackerfield in 2022.
Funky Thistle in the Crestones cirsium funkiae seen near Humbolt Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mts. A new name designation has been given to the plant which was formerly just mountain thistle. Cirsium funkiae,Funky thistle,mountain thistle

Appearance

The funky thistle's common name refers to the plant's "funky" appearance, with a nodding woolly flower head, and additionally honors Ackerfield's mentor Vicki Funk, who was also described as funky. The funky thistle can be differentiated from the similar looking mountain thistle Cirsium scopulorum by the coloration of the style branches and corolla, and the nodding flowerhead that the funky thistle exhibits.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCirsium
SpeciesCirsium funkiae
Photographed in
United States of America