Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cirsium scariosum Nutt. var. scariosum

Elk thistle

2011 Louis-M. Landry

2016 Richard Spellenberg

2017 Barry Rice

Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~5 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Information about Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CISC2) 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 BONAP Distribution Map 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]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/01/2025).