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Cirsium altissimum
tall thistle
Kings Mountain National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cirsium altissimum (L.) Hill
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		tall thistle
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		SC: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Homestead National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pipestone National Monument
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/28/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 8:03:52 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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