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Cirsium fontinale (Fountain thistle)

Synonyms: Carduus fontinalis; Cnicus fontinalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Cirsium fontinale or fountain thistle is a flowering perennial herb in the sunflower family. It is endemic to California. The Cirsium genus is commonly known as the "thistle" genus, Cirsium being the Greek word for 'thistle.'
View Wikipedia Record: Cirsium fontinale

Infraspecies

Cirsium fontinale var. campylon (Mt. Hamilton thistle)
Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale (fountain thistle)
Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense (Chorro Creek Bog thistle)

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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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