Mountain Thistle

Cirsium scopulorum (Greene) Cockerell ex Daniels

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Biennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

Pink, Yellow, Purple

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Native Range

USA: Colorado, New Mexico, 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.