Cirsium occidentale var. californicum

California thistle
Family:Asteraceae

Rarity

CNPS-EB: A2

9 current natural populations

Criteria:
  • Narrow Range in ALA & CCA
  • Small Populations

Ecology

Flowers April - July
Habitats:
  • Forest
  • Woodland

Populations

Key
LocationPop IDLast RecordedNotes
Calaveras Reservoir, SFWD82009-06-16
Maguire Peaks, Sunol Regional Wilderness72009-06-05
Mt. Diablo State Park - East side92014-04-12
Mt. Diablo State Park - North side52005-08-08
Mt. Diablo State Park - North side112021-04-16
Mt. Diablo State Park - South side102021-04-23
Mt. Diablo State Park - Summit and Upper area - 2500 ft and abo42014-04-25
Mt. Diablo State Park - Summit and Upper area - 2500 ft and abo122023-05-01
San Francisco Water District land, Sunol62009-06-01
Mt. Diablo State Park - Summit and Upper area - 2500 ft and abo11935-05-16Historic
Mt. Diablo State Park - Summit and Upper area - 2500 ft and abo21934-04-21Historic
Mt. Diablo State Park - Summit and Upper area - 2500 ft and abo31997-05-27Historic