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Cirsium altissimum
roadside thistle, tall thistle
Russell Cave National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cirsium altissimum (L.) Hill
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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:		AL: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
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	Kings Mountain National Military 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	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:	9/24/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 9:13:15 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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