Carduus tenuiflorus
Curtis
Italian thistle, Slender flowered thistle, Winged plumeless thistle
Carduus tenuiflorus is an annual herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: limited
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[Wikipedia] Origins: [Wikipedia] Carduus tenuiflorus is native to western North Africa in: northern Algeria; Morocco; and Tunisia, and much of Europe in: Belgium; France, including Corsica; Ireland; Italy, including Sardinia and Sicily; the Netherlands; Portugal, Spain, including the Baleares (Balearic Islands); and the United Kingdom. It has become naturalised in Macaronesia, South Africa, India, Australasia, Southern South America, regions of the United States, and elsewhere. It is an invasive species in California. (link added by Jessica Johnston)
