species 5,488 observations
New Mexico Thistle
Cirsium neomexicanum
Field notes
Cirsium neomexicanum is a North American species of thistle known by the common names New Mexico thistle, powderpuff thistle, lavender thistle, foss thistle and desert thistle.
This plant is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, particularly the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. It has been found in California, Nevada, Arizona, Sonora, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Painted Lady, Mylitta Crescent, Pale Crescent, American Lady
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Small Long-horned Bee
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Eight-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Convergent Lady Beetle, Kern's Flower Scarab, Black Bean Aphid, Wild Turkey
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Sonoran Bumble Bee, Urbane Digger Bee, Monarch, Pipevine Swallowtail
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.