Asteraceae
Dwarf thistle
Cirsium drummondii
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cirsium
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Cirsium drummondiiAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dwarf thistle
Synonyms
- Carduus drummondii (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene
- Carduus drummondii Coville
- Carduus drummondii var. drummondii
- Carduus pumilus Hook.
- Cirsium coccinatum Osterh.
- Cirsium drummondii subsp. drummondii
- Cirsium drummondii var. drummondii
- Cnicus drummondii A.Gray
- Cnicus drummondii var. acaulescens A.Gray
- Cnicus drummondii var. drummondii
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.