Cirsium occidentale var. lucianum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps. var. lucianum D. J. Keil

Cuesta ridge thistle

2019 David Greenberger

2021 David Krause

Cirsium occidentale var. lucianum is a perennial herb that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~22 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Cirsium occidentale
Genus:	Cirsium
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Information about Cirsium occidentale var. lucianum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).