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Cirsium scariosum
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Cirsium scariosum
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Cirsium scariosum  Nutt.
Dwarf Thistle, elk thistle
Cirsium scariosum, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Southern Oak Woodland
Elevation: between 0 and 11000 feet
Family: ASTERACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Cirsium found in California.
This is a parent record; distribution data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
  Cirsium scariosum var. americanum
  Cirsium scariosum var. citrinum
  Cirsium scariosum var. congdonii
  Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis
  Cirsium scariosum var. robustum
  Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
Other Names:
(according to)

PLANTS: Carduus americanus
PLANTS: Cirsium erosum
PLANTS: Cirsium kelseyi
PLANTS: Cirsium lacerum
PLANTS: Cirsium magnificum
PLANTS: Cirsium minganense
PLANTS: Cirsium oreophilum
PLANTS: Cirsium quercetorum var. citrinum
PLANTS: Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum
PLANTS: Cirsium scariosum var. thorneae
PLANTS: Cirsium tioganum var. coloradense
PLANTS: Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum
PLANTS: Cirsium tioganum
PLANTS: Cnicus drummondii var. acaulescens
PLANTS: Cnicus tioganus
PLANTS: Cirsium drummondii var. oregonense
PLANTS: Cirsium drummondii var. acaulescens
PLANTS: Carduus coloradensis
PLANTS: Cirsium ×erosum
PLANTS: Cirsium acaule var. americanum
PLANTS: Cirsium acaulescens
PLANTS: Cirsium americanum
PLANTS: Cirsium butleri
PLANTS: Cirsium coloradense ssp. acaulescens
PLANTS: Cirsium coloradense ssp. longissimum
PLANTS: Cirsium coloradense
PLANTS: Cirsium congdonii
PLANTS: Cirsium drummondii ssp. lanatum
PLANTS: Cirsium drummondii ssp. latisquamum
PLANTS: Cirsium drummondii ssp. vexans
XWALK: Cirsium foliosum
XWALK: Cirsium drummondii




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
A shaded county indicates that there are ocurrence records of this plant within the county.

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH.   Click county name to view records.
    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Cirsium scariosum  from other sources:
Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images

website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (CISC2)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

    Citation
    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jun 19, 2013).

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