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Cirsium quercetorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cynareae
Genus:	Cirsium
Species:	C. quercetorum
Binomial name
	Cirsium quercetorum; (Gray) Jeps.
Synonyms
	Carduus quercetorum (A.Gray) Greene; Cirsium walkerianum Petr.; Cnicus quercetorum A.Gray;

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Cirsium quercetorum is a species of thistle endemic to coastal California, its common names include brownie thistle and Alameda thistle.^[2]

Distribution

Cirsium quercetorum is endemic to the Outer California Coast Ranges from Santa Barbara's Point Conception north into the San Francisco Bay Area and up the North Coast as far as Humboldt County.^[2] This is a common plant found in coastal grasslands and open woodlands.

Description

The perennial Cirsium quercetorum plant usually grows clumped low to the ground, less than 20 cm (8 inches) tall, but occasionally the plant grows erect and can reach 90 cm (36 inches) in height. It has spiny lobed toothy leaves and spiny flower heads with brownish ivory-tan white to purple disc florets but no ray florets.^[3]

References

External links

[1] The Plant List, Cirsium quercetorum (A.Gray) Jeps.

[naomi-2] Calflora taxon report, University of California, Cirsium quercetorum (A. Gray) Jepson Alameda County thistle, brownie thistle

[3] Flora of North America, Brownie or Alameda County thistle , Cirsium quercetorum (A. Gray) Jepson

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 {{taxobox
 |image = Cirsium quercetorum.jpg
-|name = ''Cirsium quercetorum''
+|name =
 |regnum = [[Plantae]]
 |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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 |binomial = ''Cirsium quercetorum''
 |binomial_authority = ([[Asa Gray|Gray]]) [[Willis Linn Jepson|Jeps.]]
+|synonyms_ref=<ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-124406 The Plant List, ''Cirsium quercetorum'' (A.Gray) Jeps. ]</ref>
+|synonyms=
+*''Carduus quercetorum'' <small>(A.Gray) Greene</small>
+*''Cirsium walkerianum'' <small>Petr.</small>
+*''Cnicus quercetorum'' <small>A.Gray</small>
 |}}
-'''''Cirsium quercetorum''''' is a species of [[thistle]] endemic to coastal [[California]], its common names include '''brownie thistle''' and '''Alameda thistle'''.
+'''''Cirsium quercetorum''''' is a species of [[thistle]] endemic to coastal [[California]], its common names include '''brownie thistle''' and '''Alameda thistle'''.<ref name=naomi>[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Cirsium+quercetorum Calflora taxon report, University of California, Cirsium quercetorum  (A. Gray) Jepson Alameda County thistle,  brownie thistle ]</ref>
 ==Distribution==
-''Cirsium quercetorum'' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the Outer [[California Coast Ranges]] from Santa Barbara's [[Point Conception]] north into the San Francisco Bay Area and up the North Coast. This is a common plant found in coastal  grasslands and open woodlands.
+''Cirsium quercetorum'' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the Outer [[California Coast Ranges]] from [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]'s [[Point Conception]] north into the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] and up the [[North Coast (California)|North Coast]] as far as [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]].<ref name=naomi/> This is a common plant found in coastal  grasslands and open woodlands.
 ==Description==
-The perennial ''Cirsium quercetorum'' plant grows clumped low to the ground. It has spiny lobed toothy leaves and spiny thistle flowers which may be brownish ivory-tan white to purple.
+The perennial ''Cirsium quercetorum'' plant usually grows clumped low to the ground, less than 20 cm (8 inches) tall, but occasionally the plant grows erect and can reach 90 cm (36 inches) in height. It has spiny lobed toothy leaves and spiny flower heads with brownish ivory-tan white to purple [[disc floret]]s but no [[ray florets]].<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066396 Flora of North America, Brownie or Alameda County thistle , ''Cirsium quercetorum'' (A. Gray) Jepson]</ref>
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-* C. Michael Hogan ed. 2010. [http://www.eol.org/pages/468323 ''Cirsium quercetorum''. Encyclopedia of Life]
 ==External links==
+* C. Michael Hogan ed. 2010. [http://www.eol.org/pages/468323 ''Cirsium quercetorum''. Encyclopedia of Life]
 *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,963,994 Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Cirsium quercetorum'']
-* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CIQU2 USDA Plants Profile: ''Cirsium quercetorum'']
+* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CIQU2 United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: ''Cirsium quercetorum'']
-*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Cirsium+quercetorum ''Cirsium quercetorum''— U.C. Photo gallery]
+*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Cirsium+quercetorum ''Cirsium quercetorum''— Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California]
 {{commonscat|position=left}}
 [[Category:Cirsium|quercetorum]]
 [[Category:Endemic flora of California]]
+[[Category:Plants described in 1874]]
 [[Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands]]
 [[Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges]]