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Cirsium fontinale var. obispoense
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| Common Name: |
San Luis Obispo fountain thistle
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| Family: |
Asteraceae
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| Synonyms: |
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| Element Code: |
PDAST2E162
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| Full Name: |
Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps. var. obispoense J.T. Howell
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| USDA PLANTS Symbol: |
CIFOO
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© 2005 Dieter Wilken
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Biology  |
- Lifeform:
perennial herb
- Blooming Period:
February - September
- Habitat:
serpentinite seeps, drainages.
• Chaparral
• Cismontane woodland
• Coastal scrub
• Valley and foothill grassland
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| Rarity Status |
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Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database |
- Total # of Known Element Occurrences:
13
- Element Occurrence Ranks:
Population Status:
Historic
>20 yrs |
Recent
<=20 yrs |
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8 |
- Presence:
| Present Extant |
Possibly Extirpated |
Extirpated |
| 13 |
0 |
0 |
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| Notes |
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Known from fewer than 20 occurrences. Threatened by grazing, development, and proposed water diversions. Possibly threatened by foot traffic. See Leaflets of Western Botany 2:71 (1938) 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:
2011-05-18
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| Location |
- Elevation:
35 - 380 meters
- California Endemic:
yes
- States:
California
- California Counties and Islands:
name (code)
San Luis Obispo (SLO)
- Quads:
name (DWR code) USGS code
Pismo Beach (221B) 35120B6, Atascadero (246B) 35120D6, San Luis Obispo (246C) 35120C6, Lopez Mtn. (246D) 35120C5, Morro Bay North (247A) 35120D7, Morro Bay South (247D) 35120C7, Pebblestone Shut-in (271A) 35121F1
- Notes:
| Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad: |
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Presumed extirpated |
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| 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.
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 Presumed Extant
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 Presumed Extirpated or Unknown
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484 |
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| Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information |
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| Suggested Citation |
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California Native Plant Society (CNPS).
Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a).
California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on
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-120.75,35.375
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