Cirsium wheeleri
A Cirsium found at moderately high elevations, with shallowly-lobed leaves that are green adaxially & whitish abaxially. The phyllaries are entire and entire-margined.
Pseudanthium at Silver Creek Divide on NM Hwy. 159, Mogollon Mountains, Catron Co., New Mexico, 16 Aug 2009.
Phyllaries, Silver Creek Divide, 16 Aug 2009.
A cauline leaf at Silver Creek Divide, 16 Aug 2009.
Abaxial leaf surface at Silver Creek Divide, 16 Aug 2009.
Plant habit at Silver Creek Divide, 16 Aug 2009.