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Cirsium horridulum
yellow thistle
Gateway National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cirsium horridulum Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		yellow thistle
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NJ: SNR; NY: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Padre Island National Seashore	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	7/29/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 3/6/2026 1:09:52 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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