Cirsium edule Nutt. var. macounii (Greene) D. J. Kiel
[= Cirsium edule var. edule]
Annotated by Bridget Chipman, Dec 2018. Remarks: Herbarium OSC

Washington: Chelan County: North Cascades National Park. North side of Hock Mountain, on the east side of the large boulder strewn moraine/tongue; 0.75 mile northeast of summit. Elev. 5600-5800 ft.
48° 27' 45.87137" N, 120° 39' 43.66343" W; UTM Zone 10, 672829.16E, 5370155.2N
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate Source: Calc. from UTM.
Moraine composed of huge boulders interspersed with pockets of soil supporting vegetation. Dominant: tree is Larix lyallii, shrub - Phyllodoce empetriformis, and graminoid - Carex rossii. Very dry; lots of cold air is channeled down from high elevation to moraine. Aspect: 90°; slope: 0-15°. Flowers pale-purple; stems to 1+ meter tall; local in gravelly soil. Phenology: Flowers.

Ben Legler 3543, Jul 30, 2006
WTU, Accession: 366953, Barcode: WTU-V-052035