gray-green thistle

July 16, 2020 • Forest Road 73, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest • Grant County, Oregon

Coordinates: 44.82229,-118.41604
gray-green thistle (Cirsium cymosum var. canovirens) [Forest Road 73, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Grant County, Oregon]
Filename: 20200716-191741.jpg 2560x3840 pixels, ISO 200, f5.0 @ 1/100 sec
Cirsium cymosum var. canovirens
I'm not 100% sure of the ID on this one, but the leaves are too green for C. undulatum, and those white stripes on the phyllaries don't fit with some of the other local possibilities.

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