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Carduus nutans
MUSK THISTLE
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carduus nutans L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		MUSK THISTLE
Park Synonyms:

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


Management Tags:
Management Priority


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


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Bandelier National Monument	Big Hole National Battlefield
Bryce Canyon National Park	Camp Nelson National Monument
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Glacier National Park	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 6:18:53 AM

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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