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Scientific Name
Cirsium altissimum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cirsium altissimum (L.) Hill
Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
tall thistle
Park Synonyms
Cirsium altissimum
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCirsium
SpeciesCirsium altissimum
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Habitat: Mesic fields and thickets; Data Source: Chester 2002
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Chester 2002
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-CUPN
Created Date
6/6/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
cbledsoe@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/22/2018 11:32:19 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Chester has a slight variation in the definition of the abundance field., Park Species Data Source: Chester 2002
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