Feb. 23, 2019
New Mexico thistle, Cirsium neomexicanum
New Mexico is a little more than some. Larger flower heads, plants up to six feet, and definitely larger spines. Even thicker stems, which served the Yavapai well when they looked for ones to peel and eat. For the Navaho, the roots were a panacea. The flowers can look like this, or be pink. New Mexico grows in AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT, and Sonora. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Saguache Co CO, 6/25/13.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?