Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Boyd 8930 with Lauren Raz, 24 Sep 1996

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Los Angeles Co. Liebre Mountains, Knapp Ranch area at upper end of Castaic Creek drainage in broad alluvial valley at head of Cienaga Canyon, south of Liebre Mountain.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2053747

    Occurrence ID: 948215cf-3240-4c1a-977e-79e9c2903ba3

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Los Angeles Co.

  • Locality

    Liebre Mountains, Knapp Ranch area at upper end of Castaic Creek drainage in broad alluvial valley at head of Cienaga Canyon, south of Liebre Mountain.

  • Township, Range, Section

    7N, 17W, 22 W1/2 NW1/4 SE1/4

  • Elevation

    Alt. 914 - 951 m. (2999 - 3120 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    34.6826, -118.665

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Flora of Los Angeles County, California, USA
ASTERACEAE

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore

Liebre Mountains, Knapp Ranch area at upper end of Castaic Creek
drainage in broad alluvial valley at head of Cienaga Canyon, south
of Liebre Mountain. Near 34°40’57.2”N, 118°39’54.3”W. T7N
R17W W 1/2 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 22. Elevation ca 3000 - 3120
ft.

Broad alluvial valley grading gently to the SSE. Soils saturated
loam to sandy loam, water running on the surface in many areas.

Spring areas with overstory of Baccharis salicifolia, Salix
lasiolepis, S. laevigata, S. exigua, understory of dense stands of
Carex, Anemopsis californica, Juncus mexicana.

Robust biennial, flowers reddish purple. Scarce in wet areas of
meadow.

Steve Boyd 8930	24 Sep 1996

Lauren Raz

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