Elk Thistle

Cirsium foliosum (Hook.) DC. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territorie, Yukon
  • USA:  Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.