Cirsium inornatum

A yellow-flowered Cirsium endemic to the Sacramento Mountains, often included within Cirsium parryi.

Pseudanthia in La Luz Canyon, west side of the Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Aug 2009.

Side view of a pseudanthium in La Luz Canyon, 8 Aug 2009.

Plant habit in La Luz Canyon, 8 Aug 2009.

A middle cauline leaf in La Luz Canyon, 8 Aug 2009.

Pubescence of the stem, La Luz Canyon, 8 Aug 2009.

Abaxial view of a cauline leaf, La Luz Canyon, 8 Aug 2009.