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Sonchus asper
perennial sowthistle, prickly sow thistle, prickly sowthistle, spiny sowthistle, spiny-leaf sow-thistle
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 14 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Aztec Ruins National Monument	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
DeSoto National Memorial	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	El Malpais National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Jewel Cave National Monument
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
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Pecos National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
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Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
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Prince William Forest Park	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saguaro National Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valles Caldera National Preserve
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Yellowstone National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/9/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 11:29:31 PM

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