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Sonchus asper
Spiny sowthistle
Voyageurs National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Spiny sowthistle
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


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Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	DeSoto National Memorial
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
El Malpais National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fossil Butte National Monument	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Haleakala National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lava Beds National Monument
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Prince William Forest Park
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Saguaro National Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tonto National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/1/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 10:47:22 AM

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