Cirsium occidentale Calflora

Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps.

Cobweb thistle, Western thistle

Cirsium occidentale is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3945 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. californicum ... var. candidissimum ... var. compactum ... var. coulteri ... var. lucianum ... var. occidentale ... var. venustum
Genus:	Cirsium
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Cirsium occidentale from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CIOC) 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 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Ecology: Unlike many introduced thistles, this native species is not a troublesome weed. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).