Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

Cirsium occidentale

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): western thistle
Crop Use(s): vegetable=root
Reference Source(s): douglas
Number of Papers/Mentions: 5

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Palmisano, S. and L. R. Fox (1997). Effects of mammal and insect herbivory on population dynamics of a native Californian thistle, Cirsium occidentale. Oecologia Berlin 111(3): 413-421. {a} Biol. Dep., A316 EMS, Univ. California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA

Keil, D. J. and C. E. Turner (1992). Taxonomic notes on California species of Cirsium (Asteraceae: Cardueae). Phytologia 73(4): 312-317. {a} Biological Sci. Dep., California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, Calif. 93407

Maddox, D. M., A. Mayfield, et al. (1990). Host specificity of Chaetorellia australis (Diptera: Tephritidae) for biological control of yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitalis, Asteraceae). Proceedings Of The Entomological Society Of Washington 92(3): 426-430.

Sobhian, R., B. I. Katsoyannos, et al. (1989). Host specificity of Aceria centaureae (Nalepa), a candidate for biological control of Centaurea diffusa De Lamarck. Entomologia Hellenica 7: 27-30.

Goeden, R. D. and D. W. Ricker (1987). Phytophagous insect faunas of the native thistles, Cirsium brevistylum, Cirsium congdonii, Cirsium occidentale, and Cirsium tioganum, in southern California (USA). Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 80(2): 152-160.

Pemberton, R. W., C. E. Turner, et al. (1985). New host records for tephritid flies (Diptera) from Cirsium and Saussurea thistles (Asteraceae) in California (USA). Proceedings Of The Entomological Society Of Washington 87(4): 790-794.

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Index of common names:
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