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Name: Cirsium
arizonicum Common Name: Arizona Thistle Flower Color: Red Plant Type: Herb, Biennial, Perennial Height: To 4 feet (1.2 m) tall Date Observed: June 4, 2005 Notes: The slender flower heads are up to 2 inches (5 cm) long and surrounded by spine-tipped bracts. The oblong-obovate leaves are pinnately-lobed with spiny teeth. It blooms from May to October and grows at elevations from 3000 to 7000 feet (914 to 2134 m) in foothill canyons, chaparral, or pine forests. |
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