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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Asteraceae
Cirsium pitcheri (Torr. ex Eaton) Torr. & A.Gray
dune thistle, sand dune thistle
Cirsium: derived from the Greek kirsion, "a kind of thistle;" also cirsos meaning "a swollen vein" for which thistle was once a remedy
pitcheri: for Zinz Pitcher
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| Status: | Threatened (Federally Threatened) |
| Plant: | erect, biennial/perennial, 3'-7' tall, stout forb; stems covered with dense whitish fuzz; taprooted |
| Flower: | head 1 1/2" wide with white to cream disk flowers; inflorescence a cluster of several heads; blooms May-Sept. |
| Fruit: | dry seed on fluffy, feathery-divided pappus |
| Leaf: | deeply pinnately-divided into long lobes |
| Habitat: | Great Lakes beach dunes; in sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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