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Caulophyllum thalictroides
Blue cohosh
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Blue cohosh
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ranunculales, Family Berberidaceae, Genus Caulophyllum, Species Caulophyllum thalictroides


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MI: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/3/2025 6:07:35 AM

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