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Cirsium pumilum
pasture thistle
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cirsium pumilum Spreng.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		pasture thistle
Park Synonyms:		Cirsium odoratum

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Meadow
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S4S5,SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Cape Cod National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Morristown National Historical Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	6/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/6/2025 8:11:27 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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