Intermountain Thistle, Jackson Hole Thistle
Cirsium inamoenum var. inamoenum
Synonyms: Synonyms: Cirsium subniveum, Cirsium utahense
A close-up of the flower head of what appears to be intermountain thistle as seen along the Steins Pillar Trail #837, Ochoco National Forest.......May 21, 2017. Note the cobwebby hairs and the individual bracts which taper gradualy to the long spine at their tip.
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Intermountain thistle as seen on steep, open slopes along Forest Road #39 about ten miles south of the junction with Forest Road #3965, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.......June 11, 2018.
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What appears to be intermountain thistle as seen along the Steins Pillar Trail #837, Ochoco National Forest.......May 21, 2017.
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Intermountain thistle observed near the vault toilet at the South Fork Crooked Creek trailhead for the Fremont National Recreation Trail, Fremont-Winema National Forest.......August 2, 2020.
Paul Slichter