La Graciosa Thistle LGT Louie Ocaranza GNDNWR 2022

Photo By/Credit

Louie Ocaranza

Date Shot/Created
08/12/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A lone La Graciosa thistle at Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge near Myrtle Pond, one of the only suitable habitats found on Earth, for this endangered plant.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Coastal restoration
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Flowering plants
Plants
Wildlife refuges