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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

New Mexico Thistle-Cirsium neomexicanum

We saw numerous white thistles in late May next to the road, and they turned out to be New Mexico thistle (Cirsium neomexicanum), also called desert thistle. 

The flowers can be white or purple and are up to 3 inches across. The bracts are tipped with spines.

The leaves are spiny.

For more information about New Mexico thistle, click here.

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