Species Details

Cirsium occidentale var. compactum

compact cobwebby thistle

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Scientific Name:
Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps. var. compactum Hoov.
Common Name:
compact cobwebby thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Element Code: PDAST2E1Z1
USDA Plants Symbol: CIOCC2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun
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Elevation:
5 - 150 meters
15 - 490 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Coastal dunes
  • Coastal prairie
  • Coastal scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by grazing and insect predation, and potentially by road construction and development. Some inland plants weakly separated from var. occidentale. Compact, low-growing plants from MNT Co. (344C) are probably not var. compactum.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 5
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 9 30 %
THREAT LIST:
Road/trail construction/maint. 5 16%
Grazing 4 13%
Non-native plant impacts 3 10%
Erosion/runoff 2 6%
Development 1 3%
Total Occurrences: 30
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 3 3 1 1 21
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 22
Recent <=20 Years 8
Presence:
Presumed Extant 29
Possibly Extirpated 1
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Monterey (MNT)?, San Francisco (SFO)*, San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Sur (3612137), Cambria (3512151), Cayucos (3512048), Pfeiffer Point (3612127), Pico Creek (3512152), Piedras Blancas (3512163), Point Sal (3412086), Point Sur (3612138)?, San Francisco South (3712264)*, San Miguel Island East (3312083), San Miguel Island West (3312084), San Simeon (3512162), Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Rosa Island North (3312081), Santa Rosa Island South (3312071), Santa Rosa Island West (3312082)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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