Taxon:  Cirsium wheeleri (A. Gray) Petr.



Summary
Genus:
Cirsium
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Carduinae
Nomen number:
465168
Place of publication:
Bot. Tidsskr. 31:67.  1911
Verified:
05/10/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cnicus wheeleri A. Gray

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishWheeler's thistle  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Sonora]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465168. Accessed 15 April 2026.