Le Conte's Thistle

Cirsium lecontei Torr. & A. Gray - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Le Conte's Thistle: Dicymolomia julianalis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.