BSCA - Colorado Desert District, California Department of Parks and Recreation (BSCA)
BSCA2070
5301
Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. pycnocephalus
Asteraceae
Italian Thistle
Hendrickson, Larry
4054
2009-06-10
10-Jun-09
Paul Johnson, Mary Dellavalle
United States, California, San Diego County, Nate Harrison Grade, 0.1 mile NW of intersection with Boucher Hill Loop Road and State Park Road, and 0.5 air mile E of Boucher Hill lookout.
33.33384 -116.9112
meters
1564
Burned forest, pre- and post-fire macrocarpa, Sambucus nigra subsp. Caerulea, Lotus crassifolius, non-native annual grasses.
At road edge, both sides of road, and on E-facing slopes, sandy loam and scattered wood chips.
Corolla magenta, multiple branched plant, about 1.2 m tall.