UNSPSC 10217201: Live alpinum thistle

Live plant including the root ball of the alpinum variety of thistles

UNSPSC 10217201 Live alpinum thistle, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its narrow botanical scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code involve infrastructure installation, landscaping and irrigation systems, coastal dune restoration with native plantings, environmental site management, and general plant procurement — none of which center on live alpinum thistle as a specified input. The code appears to be misapplied to broad landscaping and environmental planting solicitations where the actual deliverables encompass mixed native plant species, irrigation systems, signage, and site stabilization work rather than thistle supply.

Recent solicitations come from Florida county governments (Pasco County, Collier County, and Pinellas County) and the City of Dallas, Texas, issued as IFBs, Quick Quotes, RFPs, and informal solicitations between January and June 2026. Pasco County issued an IFB in March 2026 for landscaping and irrigation installation along Ridge Road with a contract ceiling of $120,000 and a response deadline of April 14, 2026; Collier County posted a Quick Quote in March 2026 for coastal dune plantings involving native species supply and installation with responses due March 13, 2026; Pinellas County released an RFP in February 2026 for five-year environmental planting, monitoring, and maintenance services across multiple wetland and stormwater sites; and the City of Dallas posted an informal solicitation in January 2026 for general plant purchase with responses due February 3, 2026. The code shows activity concentrated in Florida and Texas, with no clear single purchasing pattern or repeat buyer emphasis. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests that state and local procurement offices are using this code as a catch-all for plant-related work rather than reserving it for alpinum thistle specifically.