Guide to Native and Invasive Plants Storke Ranch Vernal ... - Cram
Guide to Native and Invasive Plants Storke Ranch Vernal ... - Cram
Guide to Native and Invasive Plants Storke Ranch Vernal ... - Cram
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<strong>Native</strong> Species 27<br />
Coyote-Thistle, Prickly<br />
Scientific Name: Eryngium armatum<br />
Rare in Santa Barbara County Yes<br />
Apiaceae<br />
Description: Prickly coyote-thistle is a spreading perennial herb 4 <strong>to</strong> 20 inches (1-5 dm). Leaves are thick, 4 <strong>to</strong><br />
12 inches (10-30 cm), oblanceolate, <strong>and</strong> sharply serrated <strong>to</strong> irregularly cut. Inflorescence is a spiky flower head<br />
surrounded by 7-8 long, sharp-pointed, usually entire bracts with white margins, sometimes with more layers of<br />
bractlets on <strong>to</strong>p.<br />
Habitat: <strong>Vernal</strong> pool margins, depressions in coastal prairie, bluffs; 0 <strong>to</strong> 656 feet (0-200 m).