Cirsium andrewsii
The story
The Franciscan thistle carries the history of its coastal home in its very name. Found along the shores of the San Francisco Bay Area, from Marin down to San Mateo Counties, this rare plant is a unique part of California's botanical heritage. Its survival is tied to these specific coastal pockets, though mysterious, isolated populations have also been reported high in the Sierra Nevada and the Klamath Mountains.
Sources: Wikidata, en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Asteraceae
About
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.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cirsium andrewsii
- Slug
- cirsium-andrewsii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cirsium
- Species
- andrewsii
- Wikidata QID
- Q600248
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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