Species Details

Cirsium andrewsii

Franciscan thistle

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cirsium andrewsii (Gray) Jeps.
Common Name: Franciscan thistle
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST2E050
USDA Plants Symbol:	CIAN2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Jul
Elevation: 0 - 150 meters 0 - 490 feet
General Habitat: Broadleafed upland forest Coastal bluff scrub Coastal prairie Coastal scrub
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Mesic Serpentinite (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by development and non-native plants. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10:45 (1874) for original description, and A Flora of Western Middle California , p. 506 (1901) by W. L. Jepson for revised nomenclature.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					31
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	11	3	0	3	11

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	23
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	28
Possibly Extirpated	3
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Contra Costa (CCA), Marin (MRN), San Francisco (SFO), San Mateo (SMT), Sonoma (SON)(?)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ano Nuevo (3712213), Bodega Head (3812331)(?), Briones Valley (3712282), Drakes Bay (3812218), Franklin Point (3712223)*, Inverness (3812217), Montara Mountain (3712254), Point Bonita (3712275), Point Reyes NE (3812227), San Francisco North (3712274), San Francisco South (3712264), Tomales (3812228), Valley Ford (3812238)

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.

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