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Cirsium occidentale
cobwebby thistle Aster Family
Cirsium occidentale Asteraceae
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common names
  cobwebby thistle
  snowy thistle
  Venus thistle
accepted scientific name
  Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps.
rules for finding collection records
  Cirsium californicum (45)
  Cirsium occidentale (3102)
family name
  Asteraceae
Image Author: ©2004 Anthony Valois and the National Park Service
Image License: public domain
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals, Many petals
Petal colors: color color color color
Flower size is .7 to 2. inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed 3rd week of March thru 3rd week of September
How Likely at this Location (78%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (63%)
Links to Plant Descriptions
Michael Charters (4)
Wikipedia
eFloras.org
Mark Turner
Jepson
SEINet
USDA PLANTS profile
Lady Bird Johnson
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Cal Photos (477)
Tony Valois NPS (9)
Paul Slichter (7)
G.D.Carr (9)
Jay Sullivan (1)
FloraFinder (2)
Sharnoff Photography (2)
Cal Photos (3)
Adam Schneider (2)
Wikimedia Commons (1)
Michael Charters (1)
Botany Photo of the Day (1)
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