Cirsium brevistylum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cirsium brevistylum Cronq.

Clustered thistle, Indian thistle

2019 Steve Davison

2018 Brian Charles

2007 Neal Kramer

2008 Zoya Akulova

2014 Margo Bors

Cirsium brevistylum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (457 records) Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Cirsium brevistylum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CIBR2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/30/2023).