Pronunciation: Sir-see-um NID-yoo-lum
Common name: Red thistle
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Rocky places to 10,000', creosote bush scrub
to pinyon-juniper woodland, New York and White-Inyo
Mountains, uncommon
Blooming period: July to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cirsium 2) nidulum