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Cirsium turneri

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Cirsium turneri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. turneri
Binomial name
Cirsium turneri

Cirsium turneri is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Common names include cliff thistle.[1] The species grows in crevices in limestone cliffs in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)[1] and western Texas (Brewster, Terrell, Val Verde Counties).[2][3]

Cirsium turneri is a perennial herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) 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 red or reddish-purple disc florets but no ray florets.[1]

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