tocalote

(maltese star-thistle)
Centaurea melitensis

Member of star thistles (genus Centaurea)
thistles
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

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• disk flower corolla 10–12 mm
• spines proximally ± purple or red, 5–10 mm
• generally 1 stem, distally ± branched, winged
• common

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Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Sunol Wilderness RP

Months:

• May: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora