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

Cirsium scariosum var. americanum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Variety
Synonym(s):
Cirsium tioganum
Congd Petr
Carduus americanus
A Gray Rydb
Cirsium acaulescens
Rydb K Schum
Cirsium americanum
A Gray K Schum
Cnicus tioganus
Congd
Cirsium coloradense ssp. acaulescens
Rydb Petr
Cirsium coloradense ssp. longissimum
A Heller Petr
Cirsium drummondii ssp. lanatum
Petr
Cirsium drummondii ssp. latisquamum
Petr
Cirsium drummondii ssp. vexans
Petr
Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum
Congd Petr
Cirsium acaule var. americanum
A Gray
Cirsium drummondii var. acaulescens
Rydb JF Macbr
Cirsium drummondii var. oregonense
Petr
Cnicus drummondii var. acaulescens
Rydb
Common Name(s):
dinnerplate thistle []
sessile thistle []
stemless thistle []
Tioga thistle []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cirsium scariosum 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 scariosum
meadow thistle |
Variety : Cirsium scariosum var. americanum
dinnerplate thistle |
sessile thistle |
stemless thistle |
Tioga thistle |
Cirsium scariosum var. americanum Direct Children(s):
Cirsium scariosum 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 scariosum 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 scariosum var. americanum
Publication(s):
Cirsium scariosum var. americanum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Cirsium scariosum var. americanum: Comments