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Cirsium vulgare
bull thistle
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		bull thistle
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNA; VA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Cowpens National Battlefield
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
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Eisenhower National Historic Site	El Malpais National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
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Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
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Kalaupapa National Historical Park	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
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Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
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Last Modified Date:	12/14/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 7:21:56 PM

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