| Classification | Asteraceae: Cnicus | 
| Classification 1 | Asteraceae: Cirsium | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00006076 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | J. T. Rothrock | 
| Collector number | 293 | 
| Country | United States of America | 
| State | Arizona | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Arizona | 
| Locality | Near Camp Apache | 
| Locality Remarks | [Label written as] Rocky CaƱon | 
| Date Collected | 1874 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/548ba61d-c50a-4596-baac-c81119f5ac48 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00006076 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Cnicus wheeleri A. Gray | 
| Verified by | Bates, Vernon M. | 
| Date Determined | 1985 | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] [current name] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Cnicus wheeleri A. Gray) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1883. 19: 56. | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Cnicus wheeleri A. Gray | 
| Verified by | Gerald B. Ownbey | 
| Date Determined | 1960 | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Cnicus wheeleri A. Gray) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1883. 19: 56. | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Cirsium wheeleri (A. Gray) Petrak | 
| Determined by | B. L. R. [Benjamin Lincoln Robinson] | 
| Date Determined | 1911 | 
| Annotation Text | Nomencl. Rev. Acc. To Internat. Rules | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Cnicus wheeleri A. Gray | 
| Determined by | [A. Gray (scripsit) J. McI. Shapiro, 2020] | 
| Annotation Text | Synoptical Flora of North America | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Cirsium wheeleri (A. Gray) Petrak | 
| Determined by | Gerald B. Ownbey | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |