Wheeler's Thistle Flower Wheeler's Thistle Stem Wheeler's Thistle Leaves Wheeler's Thistle Plant

Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Wheeler's Thistle.
Cirsium wheeleri.
Aster (Asteraceae) family.

While very similar to the New Mexico Thistle, Wheeler's Thistle grows at a higher elevation.

Santa Catalina Mountains
Location: Box Camp Trail.
Elevation: 8080 ft.
7/26/15

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