Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2141

Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps. var. candidissimum (Greene) J. F. Macbr.

Snowy thistle

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Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Cirsium
Parent:	Cirsium occidentale

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, (many plant communities)

Habitat: slopes

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Cirsium candidissimum
PLANTS:	Cirsium pastoris

More information about Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (CIOCC)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Dec 12, 2018).

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