Cirsium fontinale var. campylon (H.K. Sharsmith) Pilz ex Keil & C. Turner (redirected from: Cirsium campylon)
Family: Asteraceae
[Cirsium campylon H.K. Sharsmith]
Cirsium fontinale var. campylon image
Benjamin C. Hammett  

Basal leaves: longer spines 4-15 mm, distal faces equally glandular and tomentose. Cauline leaves: longer spines 10-18 mm. Distalmost stem bracts typically separated from heads. Phyllaries 65-85, 25-35 of them reflexed; apical spines 3-6 mm; marginal spines usually absent. Cypselae 3.4-4.1 mm. 2n = 34.

Flowering spring-summer (Apr-Aug). Serpentine seeps in areas of chaparral, valley grasslands, foothill woodlands; of conservation concern; 300-800 m; Calif.

Variety campylon is endemic to the Mt. Hamilton Range in Alameda, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus counties.

Cirsium fontinale var. campylon image
Benjamin C. Hammett  
Cirsium fontinale var. campylon image
Benjamin C. Hammett