Difference between revisions of "Cirsium hydrophilum var. vaseyi"

(A. Gray) J. T. Howell

Leafl. W. Bot. 9: 11. 1959.

Common names: Mount Tamalpais or Vasey’s thistle
Basionym: Cnicus breweri var. vaseyi A. Gray in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 404. 1884
Synonyms: Cirsium montigenum Petrak Cirsium vaseyi (A. Gray) Jepson
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Revision as of 18:35, 24 September 2019

Heads usually 3–3.5 cm. Cypselae oblong or elliptic, 4–5 mm. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul).
Habitat: Spring-fed marshy meadows on serpentine parent material in areas of chaparral and mixed evergreen forest
Elevation: 300–500 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety vaseyi is endemic to the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais in the southern North Coast Range of Marin County, California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
David J. Keil +
(A. Gray) J. T. Howell +
Cnicus breweri var. vaseyi +
Mount Tamalpais or Vasey’s thistle +
300–500 m +
Spring-fed marshy meadows on serpentine parent material in areas of chaparral and mixed evergreen forest +
Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul). +
Leafl. W. Bot. +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Cirsium montigenum +  and Cirsium vaseyi +
Cirsium hydrophilum var. vaseyi +
Cirsium hydrophilum +
variety +