Some Common Plants of Upper Newport Bay

Artichoke Thistle, Cardoon  (Cynara cardunculus)

Leaf:  Gray green above and white woolly below.  Deeply cleft into narrow segments, 1 to 2 feet long at the base, somewhat shorter above.

Leaf: Bayview Nature Trail - 25-May-03

Thorns: Bayview Nature Trail - 26-Apr-03

Date: 10/27/2003