Taxonomy Profile: Cirsium clavatum var. americanum (A Gray DJ Keil)

Cirsium clavatum var. americanum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Variety
Synonym(s):
Cirsium centaureae
Rydb K Schum
Cirsium griseum
Rydb K Schum
Cirsium scapanolepis
Petr
Cirsium laterifolium
Osterh Petr
Cirsium modestum
Osterh Cockerell
Cirsium oreophilum
Rydb K Schum
Carduus spathulatus
Osterh
Cirsium spathulifolium
Rydb
Common Name(s):
Rocky Mountain fringed thistle []
fringed thistle []
lacy thistle []
mountain slope thistle []
porcupine thistle []
crow thistle []
gray thistle []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cirsium clavatum var. americanum: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae
sunflowers |
tournesols |
Genus : Cirsium
thistle |
Species : Cirsium clavatum
Fish Lake thistle |
Variety : Cirsium clavatum var. americanum
Rocky Mountain fringed thistle |
fringed thistle |
lacy thistle |
mountain slope thistle |
porcupine thistle |
crow thistle |
gray thistle |
Cirsium clavatum var. americanum Direct Children(s):
Cirsium clavatum var. americanum: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
David J. Keil
Notes:
Director, Curator, Robert F. Hoover Herbarium, Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA
Reference for:
Cirsium clavatum var. americanum
Source(s):
Source:
Asteraceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-05-13
Notes:
Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center
Reference for:
Cirsium clavatum var. americanum
Publication(s):
Cirsium clavatum var. americanum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Cirsium clavatum var. americanum: Comments