Cirsium horridulum

Cirsium horridulum
Purple Thistle

Cirsium horridulum: Taxonomy | Photographs

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Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Close-up view of a thistle flower.
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
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Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - This thistle stood over 5 feet tall.
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - This is a closer view of the same thistle as in the above photo, displaying the fluffy, white seeds ("thistle down") as well as the flowers.
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 177 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Thistle down (seeds) waiting for a breeze to carry them away.
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman and/or Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 108 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Thistle down (seeds).
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 173 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - This is a downward-looking view at a thistle flower just before blooming.
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 163 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum
Jefferson Co., FL
March 29, 2003
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 171 kB
Photo added to site: Apr 17 2003


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - This is the same thistle as in the above photo.
Jefferson Co., FL
March 29, 2003
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 170 kB
Photo added to site: Apr 17 2003


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum
Jefferson Co., FL
March 29, 2003
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 188 kB
Photo added to site: Apr 17 2003


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum
Jefferson Co., FL
March 29, 2003
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 173 kB
Photo added to site: Apr 17 2003


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum
Jefferson Co., FL
March 29, 2003
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 301 kB
Photo added to site: Apr 17 2003


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - This is a downward-looking view at a young thistle.
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Emily Earp
Full-sized photo: 131 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Bumble Bee (Bombus sp.) on a Purple Thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 130 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Longhorned beetle (Typocerus zebra) on a Purple Thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 139 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Leaffooted Bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus) on a Purple Thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 88 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Mating Leaffooted Bugs (Leptoglossus phyllopus) on a Purple Thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 136 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Mating stinkbugs (family: Pentatomidae) on a Purple Thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - Palamedes Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio palamedes) feeding on a Purple Thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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Photo added to site: May 19 2002


Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum - This is the same Palamedes Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio palamedes) feeding on a different Purple Thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
Monticello, FL
April 22, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 137 kB
Photo added to site: May 19 2002