Stephanomeria spinosa Calflora

Taxon Report

Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) Tomb

(not an active name)

Thorn skeletonweed, Thorny skeleton plant

2000 John Game

Stephanomeria spinosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Pleiacanthus spinosus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~431 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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JEF + PLANTS	Pleiacanthus spinosus

Information about Stephanomeria spinosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PLSP7) 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).