Asteraceae
Cirsium

Cirsium edule Nutt.

First published in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 420 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alaska to Oregon. It grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lyall, D. [[109]] K002012874 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] K002012871 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002012870 Yes
Howell, T. [s.n.] United States K002012883 Yes
Lyall, D. [114] United States K002012880 Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] United States K000778237 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Colombia K002012876 Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] K002012888 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002012885 Yes
Lyall, D. [[108]] United States K002012875 Yes
Walker, H.A.; Petrak, F. [107] United States K002012873 Yes
Dr. S. M.; {Zeller, E.B.} [836] United States K002012887 Yes
Lyall, D. [[112]] United States K002012884 Yes
William Thompson, J. [5665] United States K002012886 Yes
Lyall, D. [113] United States K002012882 Yes
Parish, S.B.; Petrak, F. [46] United States K002012872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002012881 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0