Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cirsium scariosum Nutt. var. loncholepis (Petr.) D.J. Keil

La graciosa thistle

2011 Chris Winchell

2012 Anuja Parikh and Nathan Gale

Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Cirsium loncholepis

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Threatened. Federal status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search (91 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Cirsium scariosum
Genus:	Cirsium
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: brackish-marsh, dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Cirsium loncholepis
JEF	Cirsium scariosum var. citrinum

Information about Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/28/2023).