Cobweb Thistle

Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale

Family: Asteraceae(discoid) (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: western thistle.
Generic common name: THISTLE.

Location: Backbone Trail between Saddle Peak Road and Trippet Ranch: chaparral, May 2004.

Characteristics: Native, Red, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.