Cynara scolymus  L.

Ubiquity:  Very uncommon outside of vegetable gardens

Distritution:  Napa River in Napa?

Plant Communities:  Ruderal 

Habitats:  Dry to moist, sunny, (riverbanks?); & cultivated places like vegetable gardens; in alluvial formations

Elevations:  20-600'

Comments:  Non-native

Updated:  2/26/98