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Cirsium altissimum

(L.) Hill

Tall Thistle

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158759
Element CodePDAST2E020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCirsium
Other Common Names
tall thistle (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
For Cirsium altissimum, FNA (vol. 19, 2006) and Kartesz (1999) have author "(L.) Spreng.". Kartesz (1994), ITIS, and IPNI (as of Jan. 2014) have "(L.) Hill". Reason for the discrepancy is not documented in any of these sources.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-02-29
Change Date1984-02-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSUYes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinSNRYes
KansasS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNANo
MinnesotaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
DelawareSHYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New YorkSXYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
VermontSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New JerseySXYes
TexasSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
IowaS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSXYes
South DakotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.