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Cirsium arvense
Canada thistle
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Canada thistle
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Cirsium, Species Cirsium arvense


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Hole National Battlefield	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fossil Butte National Monument	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hovenweep National Monument
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lava Beds National Monument
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natural Bridges National Monument	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Sitka National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	4/10/2009

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:14:41 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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