Cirsium scariosum
Nutt.
Dwarf thistle, Elk thistle
Cirsium scariosum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Carduus americanusPLANTS
Carduus coloradensisPLANTS
Cirsium XerosumPLANTS
Cirsium acaule var. americanumPLANTS
Cirsium acaulescensPLANTS
Cirsium americanumPLANTS
Cirsium butleriPLANTS
Cirsium coloradense ssp. acaulescensPLANTS
Cirsium coloradense ssp. longissimumPLANTS
Cirsium coloradensePLANTS
Cirsium congdoniiPLANTS
Cirsium drummondii ssp. lanatumPLANTS
Cirsium drummondii ssp. latisquamumPLANTS
Cirsium drummondii ssp. vexansPLANTS
Cirsium drummondii var. acaulescensPLANTS
Cirsium drummondii var. oregonensePLANTS
Cirsium drummondiiOTHER
Cirsium erosumPLANTS
Cirsium foliosumOTHER
Cirsium kelseyiPLANTS
Cirsium lacerumPLANTS
Cirsium magnificumPLANTS
Cirsium minganensePLANTS
Cirsium oreophilumPLANTS
Cirsium quercetorum var. citrinumPLANTS
Cirsium scariosum var. thorneaePLANTS
Cirsium tioganum var. coloradensePLANTS
Cirsium tioganum var. tioganumPLANTS
Cirsium tioganumPLANTS
Cnicus drummondii var. acaulescensPLANTS
Cnicus tioganusPLANTS
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Southern Oak Woodland
[Wikipedia] Plant Form: It takes three main forms, a stemless, flat rosette with a cluster of flower heads in the centre, a mounding form with a short, erect stem, or a fully erect form reaching up to 200 cm (79 in) in height. When there is a stem it is usually fleshy, ridged, and woolly in texture. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
