Cirsium_ownbeyi
Cirsium ownbeyi
Species of thistle
Cirsium ownbeyi, or Ownbey's thistle, is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceaey. It is endemic to the United States, where it has a narrow distribution in northeast Utah, southwest Wyoming, and northwest Colorado. There are around 30 known populations with a total of approximately 25,000 individuals.[1][2]