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Carduus nutans
chardon penche, musk thistle, nodding plumeless thistle, nodding plumeless-thistle, nodding thistle, plumeless thistle
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carduus nutans L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		KS: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Fossil Butte National Monument	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Glacier National Park
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	2/2/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:11:23 PM

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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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