Cirsium crassicaule Calflora

Taxon Report 2123

Cirsium crassicaule (Greene) Jeps.

Slough thistle

Cirsium crassicaule, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and is endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). 8th Edition


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Cirsium

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: riparian, freshwater-marsh

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

More information about Cirsium crassicaule


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CICR)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 17, 2019).