Cirsium loncholepis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cirsium loncholepis Petr.

(not an active name)

La graciosa thistle

1984 California Native Plant Society

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

also called Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~53 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: brackish-marsh, dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Cirsium scariosum var. loncholepis

Information about Cirsium loncholepis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CILO) 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
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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).