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Cirsium occidentale var. venustum
Coulter's Thistle

Photographer: Charles Webber
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 8120 3181 4568 0014 (1998-12-02)

INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO

date of photo unknown

location Pinnacles National Monument (San Benito County, California, US)

family Asteraceae

CalAcademy slide # T 5865

photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT

common names Coulter's Thistle, Venus Thistle (CF, ITIS )

Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)

View Calflora record for Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

Check the Plants Database (USDA website)

View Encyclopedia of Life record for Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

View all photos in CalPhotos of Cirsium occidentale var. venustum

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Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)

Reviewed by CalPhotos Staff pre-2001

Action: updated the name from "Cirsium proteanum" to "Cirsium occidentale var. venustum "

Reviewer's comments:

"CalFlora name: Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson var. venustum (E. Greene) Jepson"

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