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12-22-2016

Cirsium vinaceum

Cirsium vinaceum NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Cirsium vinaceum is a rare species of thistle known by the common name Sacramento Mountains thistle. It is endemic to Otero CountyNew Mexico, in the United States, where it is known only from the Sacramento Mountains. The plant can be found in six canyon systems in a southern section of this mountain range spanning about 32 kilometers. It is rare because it is limited to a specific type of mountain wetland which is both naturally uncommon and threatened by a number of forces. The plant was federally listed as threatened in 1987

Detailed information
Full Name: Sacramento Mountains thistle (Cirsium vinaceum)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 06/16/1987 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Sacramento Mountains thistle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: New Mexico
  • US Counties in which the Sacramento Mountains thistle, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/27/1993 Sacramento Mountains Thistle View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/27/1993 Sacramento Mountains Thistle View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
12/05/2006 71 FR 70479 70483 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Sacramento Mountains Thistle (Cirsium vinaceum) and Initiation of 5-Year Status Review
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial
Date
Title
08/20/2010 Sacramento Mountains thistle 5-yr review
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