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Cirsium vinaceum
Also called Sacramento Mountains Thistle
Cirsium vinaceum is a rare species of thistle known by the common name Sacramento Mountains thistle. It is endemic to Otero County, New Mexico, in the United States, where it is known only from the Sacramento Mountains. The plant can be found in six canyon systems in a southern section of this mountain range spanning about 32 kilometers. It is rare because it is limited to a specific type of mountain wetland which is both naturally uncommon and threatened by a number of forces. The plant was federally listed as threatened in 1987.
This plant's native habitat is a network of streams and seeps at 8000 feet elevation and above. The plants root in water-filled cracks in the travertine rock of the canyon streams, tolerating constant saturation. They sometimes grow in the streams themselves. The waterways are generally surrounded by meadow habitat and Douglas-fir forests. Other trees in the area include Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), New Mexico locust (Robinia neomexicana), and Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii). Many populations of the plant are located within the bounds of Lincoln National Forest.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cirsium vinaceum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
