Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Wildflower
Lifespan
Biennial
Flower
Each flower head contains numerous disc florets. Each disk floret is long and tubular and becomes divided into 5 long thread-like lobes giving it a hair-like appearance. The 1.5-2 inch flowers are pinkish-purple and occur solitary or in groups of 2-3. The bracts are stiff and rigid and have yellow-tipped spines. Blooms mid to late summer
Fruit
Achenes with large tufts of white hair.
Pollinators
Specialized Bees
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cirsium
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