Pleiacanthus spinosus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 9634

Pleiacanthus spinosus (Nutt.) Rydb.

Thorn skeletonweed

2005 Steve Matson

2019 Matt Berger

2010 Lee Dittmann

2013 Barry Breckling

2005 Steve Matson

Pleiacanthus spinosus, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Stephanomeria spinosa


	Plant Range Observation Search (278 records) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Pleiacanthus

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lygodesmia spinosa
JEF + PLANTS	Stephanomeria spinosa

More information about Pleiacanthus spinosus


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLSP7) BONAP Distribution Map	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images 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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/17/2021).