Cirsium wheeleri (A.Gray) Petr.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New Mexico

• County/Municipio

  Otero Co.

• Locality

  Sacramento Mountains, ca. 1 mi S of US-82 and High Rolls, roadside of USFS-63 (Karr Canyon Rd.)

• Township, Range, Section

  T16S, 11E, 7

• Elevation

  Alt. 2134 m. (7001 ft.)

• Coordinates

  32.9256, -105.858

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application to convert TRS values (provided on specimen label) into decimal degrees.

• Distribution

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The New York

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Asteraceae

Cirsium wrightiiGray

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FLORA OF SOUTHCENTRAL NEW MEXICO
NORTHCENTRAL OTERO CO.

81.....481 CIRSIUM WR I. BHT11 Gray

Collectors: Darrell fe'ard & Richard Spellenberq
2 August 1981

Sacraæento Mountains, ca. 1 si S of US-82 and High Rolls,
roadside of USFS-63 (Karr Canyon Rd.) (Sec. 7 T16S RUE);
moist seep area emptying into a creek; plant composed of a
basal rosette and 8 internodes below the inflorescence;
leaves decurrent; roots fleshy, 5 ib® diameter; stem
triangular; ca. 10 inflorescence branches; up to 7 ft tall;
about Î0 plants seen; shite florets; involucres resinous;
heads slightly nodding; elevation 7000 ft.

Associated flora; Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, Bromus,
Lithospermum, Silene wrightii, Robinia neomexicanus,

Melilotus alba, Healianthus annuus, Rosa sp,, Clematis
ligustifolia, Artemisia mesicana

Det: R. Sivinski, 2011

Distributed from NMSU to: NMC, NY

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