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Cirsium vulgare
Bull Thistle
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Bull Thistle
Park Synonyms:

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


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		WA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Postpile National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Eisenhower National Historic Site
El Malpais National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Haleakala National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jewel Cave National Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	John Muir National Historic Site
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Muir Woods National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Parashant National Monument	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Pipestone National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/19/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:26:20 PM

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