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Scientific Name: Crisum frontinale var. fontinale

Common Name: Fountain Thistle

 Photographer:McClellan Copyright: CAS

California State Status: Endangered

United States Federal Status: Not listed

County Endangered in: San Mateo

Bioregion: Bay Area Delta

Threats to species:

•  Urban development and expansion
• Habitat loss due to residential construction

Taxonomy:

Kingdom:PLANTAE Phylum:ANTHOPHYTA Class:MASONOLIOPSIDA Order:CAMPANULALES Family:COMPOSITAE ASTERACEAE Genus:CIRSIUM Species:FONTINALE Sub-species:FONTINALE Common name(s):FOUNTAIN THISTLE