The plant is widespread and fairly common across most of California: in its mountain ranges, valleys, and the Mojave Desert; and in the western Great Basin region in western Nevada, southern Oregon, and southwestern Idaho.</span></span></p><p style="font-size: 21px;"><span style="font-size:21px;"><span style="font-family:brandon-grot-w01-light,sans-serif;"><span class="wixGuard">​</span></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 21px;"><span style="font-size:21px;"><span style="font-family:brandon-grot-w01-light,sans-serif;">Unlike many introduced exotic thistles, this native species is not considered a troublesome weed!