© 2007 Neal Kramer
(CalPhotos)
© 2007 Neal Kramer
(CalPhotos)
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Picris echioides L. |
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Picris echioides, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild [Lum/Walker]. 
The California Invasive Plant Council
(Cal-IPC)
lists plants that cause serious problems in native ecosystems.
In the 2006 list,
Cal-IPC classifies the statewide impact of
Picris echioides as limited
(plant profile).
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| Common names: |
bristly ox tongue, bristly oxtongue
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Communities: |
weed, species characteristic of disturbed places, wetland-riparian |
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Habitat: |
disturbed [Walker] |
| Wetlands: | equally likely to occur in wetlands or non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.] |
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Elevation:
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between 0 and 1476 feet |
Family: Asteraceae |
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Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + PLANTS
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| ICPN: new name: | | Helminthotheca echioides | |
Warning: this taxon is undergoing name changes.
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