VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Cirsium neomexicanum | Lavender Thistle 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Thistle (Cirsium spp.) seeds are the favorite food of goldfinches and
many other birds.  The flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees [21].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
The Navajo and Hopi Indians use thistles (Cirsium spp.) for medicinal
purposes [8].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Lavender thistle is not a weedy species, unlike many other species of
thistle [5].  

Many insect species feed on lavender thistle.  It hosts three
endophagous insect species.  Only the pyralid moth attacks the flowering
heads.  The artichoke plume moth attacks the stems and crowns of
lavender thistle.  Phytophagous insects associated with lavender thistle
have been listed [5].

Related categories for Species: Cirsium neomexicanum | Lavender Thistle