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White California Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. californicum

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted this beautiful white California thistle hiking near Big Sur, CA. I have never spotted another one.

Habitat:

Open field near Big Sur, CA.

Reference Links:

California thistle

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Comments (2)
misako
Thank you keithp2012! I did finally spot another one white thistle species: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11500152

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PublishedOctober 5, 2011

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