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3 or 6 petals 4 petals 5 irregular petals 5 symmetrical petals (ovary superior) 5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube 5 petals joined into a bell

All composites Anthemis tribe Aster tribe Chicory tribe Thistle tribe Thoroughwort tribe Sunflower tribe Everlasting tribe Senecio tribe

Many petals No obvious petals

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Steens Mountain Thistle w/ rock rib & Alvord Desert soft bkgnd

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Steens Mountain Thistle w/ rock rib & Alvord Desert soft bkgnd
Steens Mtn, OR
July 27, 2004
Copyright © 2004, Mark Turner
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Cirsium peckii (Steens Mountain Thistle)