Cirsium arizonicum var. rothrockii (A.Gray) D.J.Keil

Variety

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium > Cirsium arizonicum

Characteristics

Stems glabrous. Leaf blades ± deeply divided or the distal unlobed and merely spiny-dentate, faces glabrous or the basal abaxially sometimes thinly tomentose, rarely with septate trichomes abaxially along the midveins; main marginal spines often stout, 5–15 mm; cauline bases usually narrowed, not decurrent. Involucres cylindric to narrowly ovoid. Phyllary spines slender to very stout, 5–30 mm. Corollas bright red, 28–32 mm, tubes 10–12, throats 1.5–3 mm, lobes 15–17 mm; style tips 1–2.5 mm. 2n = 30 (as C. rothrockii).
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Misc. Disease Remedy (root), Febrifuge (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 18
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cirsium arizonicum var. rothrockii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60436274-2
WFO ID wfo-0000042847
COL ID 5N47C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cnicus rothrockii Carduus rothrockii Cirsium rothrockii Cirsium arizonicum var. rothrockii Cnicus rothrockii var. rothrockii