tenuisectum D.J. Keil
Pronunciation: Sir-see-um air-i-ZONE-i-kum ten-yoo-i-
SEK-tum
Common name: Red thistle, Desert mountain 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 November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cirsium 2) arizonicum
3) tenuisectum