milk thistle
Silybum marianum
Member of
thistles
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple in flowering plants
There are no other wild species of this genus in California.



Chris’s observations: 42 (all are research grade)
Locations:
- Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 9
- Santa Teresa CP: 6
- Ed R. Levin CP: 3
- Russian Ridge OSP: 3
- Calero CP: 2
- Coyote Hills RP: 2
- La Honda Creek OSP: 2
- Monte Bello OSP: 2
- Sunol Wilderness RP: 2
- Coyote Creek Trail
- DeLaveaga Park, Santa Cruz
- Garin RP
- Henry Coe SP
- Mission Peak RP
- Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
- Nisene Marks SP
- Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
- San Pedro Valley CP
- Sierra Vista OSP
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area
Months:
- Nov.: 1
- Dec.: 0
- Jan.: 0
- Feb.: 1
- Mar.: 4
- Apr.: 12
- May: 12
- Jun.: 8
- Jul.: 4
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Taxon info:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
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CalPhotos
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Jepson eFlora
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FNA
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora