Taxon: Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps. var. fontinale

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Species on the following lists:

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Endangered
  
• Check conservation status and distribution in NatureServe Explorer database

See other conspecific taxa:

• Cirsium fontinale (no accessions)
• Cirsium fontinale var. campylon (no accessions)
• Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense (no accessions)

Common names:

• fountain thistle   (Source: F CalifJep ) – English
  

Economic importance:

• View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California [San Mateo Co.]

References:

• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
• Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Species Information: threatened and endangered animals and plants (on-line resource).

Synonyms:

• (≡) Cnicus fontinalis Greene (basionym)
  

Check other web resources for Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps. var. fontinale:

• Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden

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• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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