Cirsium ochrocentrum A.Gray subsp. martinii P.Barlow

Much like Cirsium ochrocentrum subsp. ochrocentrum but with maroon-ish flowers. Found in grasslands in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.

A pseudanthium with lepidopteran on the flats east of the Chiricahua Mts., 9/4/04.

Plant habit east of the Chiricahuas, 9/4/04.

Immature pseudanthium east of the Chiricahuas, 9/4/04.