Cirsium neomexicanum
A common spring-flowering Cirsium readily identified by the broad, woolly-tomentose phyllaries.
Pseudanthia behind La Cueva on the west side of the Organ Mountains, 27 Apr 2007.
Unopened pseudanthia behind La Cueva, 27 Apr 2007.
Unopened pseudanthia & upper cauline leaves, on the west side of Chaoses Canyon in the Sierra de las Uvas, 26 Mar 2007.
A baked pseudanthium near Fillmore Canyon Box on the west side of the Organ Mts., 31 Jul 2005.
Inflorescences near Fillmore Canyon Box, 31 Jul 2005.
An unknown bee on C. neomexicanum behind La Cueva, 27 Apr 2007.
Xylocopa on C. neomexicanum behind La Cueva, 27 Apr 2007.