ASTERACEAE
Composite Family
Cirsium ochrocentrum
Gray var. martinii(P. Barlow-Irick) Keil
Martin's thistle
Pappi of 3 - 5 series of many, flattened, plumose bristles 20 - 40 mm long.
Disturbed roadside 4.5 miles south of Deming, 1 mile west of HWY 11 27 May 2009