BISH 450365Botany

Cirsium brevifolium

Palouse Thistle

As recorded: Cirsium brevifolium Nutt.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Jones, G.; Thaanum, J.; Vaughn, W.G.N. Jones →Harold St.John →J. Thaanum →W.J. Vaughn →
Collector number: 4658
Date: May 29, 1926
Locality: Pittsburg Saddle
Region: Idaho, United States
Elevation: 1,372 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

Collected the same day

On May 29, 1926, St.John, H.; Jones, G.; Thaanum, J.; Vaughn, W. also collected 20 other specimens.

Cirsium brevifolium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-22.

2026-06-22

Whelan Rd, Pullman, WA, US

(c) citrinegator, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19

Asotin County, WA, USA

(c) Robert V Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-05

Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA, USA

(c) jsphearly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-08

Crab Cr Rocky Ford Rec Area, Lincoln County, WA, USA

(c) Lisa Hill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-02

Lincoln County, WA, USA

(c) monarchdavid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-16

LaCrosse, WA 99143, USA

(c) RJ Baltierra, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Cirsium brevifolium. BISH 450365. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427693. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/450365.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956427693 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026