Cainville Thistle

Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Wooton & Standl.

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Biennial, Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

Red, Purple

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees

Native Range

USA: Arizona, Colorado, Utah

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.