Cirsium mexicanum is a Mesoamerican and Caribbean species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Common name is Mexican thistle. It is widespread across Mexico (Tamaulipas, Durango, Jalisco, Puebla, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Yucatán Peninsula),[2] Central America (all 7 countries) and the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico).[3][4][5][6][7][8]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. mexicanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium mexicanum DC.
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References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Cirsium mexicanum DC.
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Cirsium mexicanum DC includes photos and Mexican distribution map
- ^ Pérez J., L. A., M. Sousa Sánchez, A. M. Hanan-Alipi, F. Chiang Cabrera & P. Tenorio L. 2005. Vegetación terrestre. Cap. 4: 65–110. In J. Bueno, F Álvarez & S. Santiago (eds.) Biodivers. Tabasco. CONABIO-UNAM, México D.F.
- ^ D'Arcy, W.G. 1987. Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index. Part 1: The introduction and checklist. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: v–xxx, 1–328
- ^ Ibarra Manríquez, G. & S. Sinaca Colín. 1995. Lista florística comentada de la estación de biología tropical "Los Tuxtlas", Veracruz, Mexico. Revista de Biología Tropical 43(1–3): 75–115
- ^ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
- ^ Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118
- ^ Tropicos, Cirsium mexicanum DC
- Czech Botany, pcháč / pichliač, Cirsium mexicanum photos with captions in Czech
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