Centaurea solstitialis
(yellow star-thistle)

Asteraceae

Abundance:
Common

Distribution:
North side in Cañada del Puerto and Navy road to intersection with road to Main Ranch airfield; Central Valley; south side in Coches Prietos Canyon; Cañada de los Sauces and Laguna Canyon drainages

Photos
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Centaurea solstitialis (whole plant) Close-up of Centaurea solstitialis head and seedlings.

 

Close-up of Centaurea solstitialis head and stem.

 

Distribution information originally based on "A Flora of Santa Cruz Island" Steve Junak et al.
Copyright Santa Barbara Botanic Garden & California Native Plant Society 1995.

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