Asteraceae — Daisy Family
Chrysopsis godfreyi Semple
Chrysopsis godfreyi Semple
Godfrey's goldenaster (Chrysopsis godfreyi) is a yellow-flowered Asteraceae herb native to sandy Gulf Coast habitats of Florida and Alabama, U.S.A.
Chrysopsis gossypina (Michx.) Elliott
Chrysopsis gossypina (Michx.) Elliott
Cottony goldenaster (Chrysopsis gossypina) is a North American Asteraceae flowering plant native to the southeastern US Coastal Plain.
Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliott
Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliott
Chrysopsis mariana (Maryland golden-aster) is a North American native blooming August to October, listed threatened in Rhode Island and endangered in Pennsylvania.
Chrysopsis scabrella Torr. & A.Gray
Chrysopsis scabrella Torr. & A.Gray
Coastalplain goldenaster (Chrysopsis scabrella) is a North American biennial flowering aster native mainly to Florida.
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt.
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt.
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus is a sticky North and South American shrub useful for revegetating damaged land.
Chuquiraga jussieui J.F.Gmel.
Chuquiraga jussieui J.F.Gmel.
Chuquiraga jussieui is an endangered Andean low shrub in Asteraceae native to Ecuador and Peru.
Cicerbita alpina (L.) Wallr.
Cicerbita alpina (L.) Wallr.
Cicerbita alpina is a herbaceous European mountain plant eaten by bears and occasionally people.
Cichorium intybus L.
Cichorium intybus L.
Cichorium intybus (chicory) is a widely distributed plant that is both cultivated and weedy, used in alternative medicine.
Cirsium acaulon (L.) Scop.
Cirsium acaulon (L.) Scop.
Cirsium acaulon is a perennial spiny-leaved herb that usually bears one unstalked red-purple flower head, flowering June to September.
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng.
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Spreng.
Cirsium altissimum is a tall thistle native to the central and eastern United States that supports many pollinators and seed-eating birds.
Cirsium andersonii (A.Gray) Petr.
Cirsium andersonii (A.Gray) Petr.
Cirsium andersonii, or Anderson's rose thistle, is a North American perennial thistle native to western US mountain regions.
Cirsium arisanense Kitam.
Cirsium arisanense Kitam.
Cirsium arisanense is a Taiwan-endemic Asteraceae flowering plant named for the Alishan Range that grows at 2,300m near mountain summits.
Cirsium arizonicum (A.Gray) Petr.
Cirsium arizonicum (A.Gray) Petr.
Cirsium arizonicum, the Arizona thistle, is a variable North American thistle native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Cirsium arvense, also called creeping thistle, is an adaptive invasive perennial weed with ecological uses and human applications.
Cirsium brevistylum Cronquist
Cirsium brevistylum Cronquist
Cirsium brevistylum, commonly called Indian or clustered thistle, is an annual/biennial thistle native to moist habitats in western North America.
Cirsium canum (L.) All.
Cirsium canum (L.) All.
The original material for Cirsium canum (L.) All. consists of Vandelli, Herb. Linn. No. 966.26 (LINN) and an [icon] in Bauhin & Cherler's 1651 Hist. Pl. Univ. 3 (1): 44.
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schub.
Cirsium carolinianum (Walter) Fernald & Schub.
Cirsium carolinianum is a North American biennial thistle native to the central and southern US, growing in woodlands, fields, and roadsides.
Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.
Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.
Cirsium discolor, or field thistle, is a North American thistle attractive to butterflies and used in prairie restoration and cheese making.
Cirsium eatonii (A.Gray) B.L.Rob.
Cirsium eatonii (A.Gray) B.L.Rob.
Cirsium eatonii is a variable spiny erect herb with several recognized varieties native to the western United States.
Cirsium edule Nutt.
Cirsium edule Nutt.
Cirsium edule (edible thistle) is a monocarpic thistle native to western North America, with edible parts used by Native Americans.
Cirsium erisithales (Jacq.) Scop.
Cirsium erisithales (Jacq.) Scop.
Cirsium erisithales is a yellow-flowered thistle widespread but uncommon across mountain regions of southern and eastern Europe.
Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur
Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur
Cirsium flodmanii is a spiny perennial thistle native to Canada and the northern US that grows in grasslands and pastures.
Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps.
Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps.
Cirsium fontinale is a perennial thistle endemic to limited California serpentine habitats, with three recognized varieties, two of which are endangered.
Cirsium ×helenioides (L.) Hill
Cirsium ×helenioides (L.) Hill
Many authors treated Cirsium x helenioides and C. heterophyllum as synonymous, but Talavera & Valdes (1976) showed C. x helenioides is a hybrid of C. heterophyllum and C. rivulare, making it the correct name for the taxon.
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