Cirsium turneri is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Common names include cliff thistle. The species grows in crevices in limestone cliffs in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila) and western Texas (Brewster, Terrell, Val Verde Counties).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapWarnock, Barton Holland 1960. Southwestern Naturalist 5(2): 101–102
Cirsium turneri is a perennial herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall. Leaves have small, narrow spines along the edges. Flower heads are sometimes produced one at a time, sometimes in small groups, each head with red or reddish-purple disc florets but no ray florets.Flora of North America, cliff thistle, Cirsium turneri Warnock
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External links Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Texas, isotype of Cirsium turneri