Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium > Cirsium andrewsii

Cirsium andrewsii (Franciscan thistle)

Synonyms: Carduus amplifolius; Carduus andrewsii; Cirsium amplifolium; Cnicus amplifolius; Cnicus andrewsii

Wikipedia Abstract

Cirsium andrewsii is an uncommon species of thistle known by the common name Franciscan thistle. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the coastline of the San Francisco Bay Area from Marin to San Mateo Counties. There are also reports of isolated populations in the Klamath Mountains and in the Sierra Nevada.
View Wikipedia Record: Cirsium andrewsii

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Biennial/Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0