CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Cirsium praeteriens

Common Name:	lost thistle
Family:	Asteraceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDAST2E2B0
Full Name:	Cirsium praeteriens J.F. Macbride
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CIPR2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: June - July Habitat: • !unkno

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1A Extirpated in California, rare or extinct Elsewhere Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: SX SX: All California sites are extirpated. Global Rank: GX GX: All sites are extirpated.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated

Notes

Known from only two collections from Palo Alto (last in 1901). Perhaps represents a casual introduction from the Old World. Not in The Jepson Manual. See Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 53:19 (1918) for original description.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 2001-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 0 - 100 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Clara (SCL) *

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Palo Alto (428B)* 37122D2

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1881

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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