Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale
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Common Name: |
Crystal Springs fountain thistle
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Family: |
Asteraceae
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Synonyms: |
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Element Code: |
PDAST2E161
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Full Name: |
Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps. var. fontinale
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USDA PLANTS Symbol: |
CIFOF
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2011 Scott Cox
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Biology  |
- Lifeform:
perennial herb
- Blooming Period:
(Apr)May-Oct
- Habitat:
Serpentinite seeps.
Chaparral (openings) Cismontane woodland Meadows and seeps Valley and foothill grassland
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Rarity Status  |
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Occurrence Data from CDFW
California Natural Diversity Database  |
- Total # of Known Element Occurrences:
5
- Element Occurrence Ranks:
Population Status:
Historic
>20 yrs |
Recent
<=20 yrs |
1 |
4 |
- Presence:
Present Extant |
Possibly Extirpated |
Presumed Extirpated |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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Notes  |
- Known only from the vicinity of Crystal Springs Reservoir. Seriously threatened by urbanization, foot traffic, dumping, road maintenance, non-native plants, and hydrological alterations. See Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 2:151-152 (1886) for original description.
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To submit rare plant observation data, use the
CNDDB field survey form.
Please see also the CNPS
Rare Plant Data page.
- Date Added:
1974-01-01
- Last Update:
2015-01-07
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Location  |
- Elevation:
45 - 175 meters
- California Endemic:
yes
- Other States:
- California Counties and Islands:
name (code)
San Mateo (SMT)
- Quads:
name (DWR code) USGS code
Palo Alto (428B) 3712242, Woodside (429A) 3712243, San Mateo (448D) 3712253
- Notes:
Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad: |
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Presumed extirpated |
? |
| Uncertain about distribution or identity
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?* |
| Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
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| Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
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Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.
This data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
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Presumed Extant
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Presumed Extirpated or Unknown
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483 |
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Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information |
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Suggested Citation |
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program.
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Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (online edition, v8-03).
Website http://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed ].
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-122.125,37.375
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3712242=Palo Alto (428B) 3712242;3712243=Woodside (429A) 3712243;3712253=San Mateo (448D) 3712253