- Cirsium quercetorum
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Cirsium quercetorum 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Cynareae Genus: Cirsium Species: C. quercetorum Binomial name Cirsium quercetorum
(Gray) Jeps.Cirsium quercetorum is a species of thistle endemic to coastal California, its common names include brownie thistle and Alameda thistle.
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Distribution
Cirsium quercetorum is endemic to the Outer California Coast Ranges from Santa Barbara's Point Conception north into the San Francisco Bay Area and up the North Coast. This is a common plant found in coastal grasslands and open woodlands.
Description
The perennial Cirsium quercetorum plant grows clumped low to the ground. It has spiny lobed toothy leaves and spiny thistle flowers which may be brownish ivory-tan white to purple.
See also
References
- C. Michael Hogan ed. 2010. Cirsium quercetorum. Encyclopedia of Life
External links
Categories:- Cirsium
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the San Francisco Bay Area
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