Species Profile for Wright's marsh thistle(Cirsium wrightii)

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Wright's marsh thistle (Cirsium wrightii)

Taxonomy:

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Listing Status: Threatened

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

General Information

The species historical range included Arizona, New Mexico. See below for information about where the species is known or believed to occur.

Current Listing Status Summary

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Threatened	05-25-2023	Southwest Region (Region 2)

» Range Information

Current Range

Last Updated: 08-28-2024 - Entire

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Listing status: Threatened

States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Arizona, New Mexico
US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All

USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:
Countries in which this population is known to occur: Mexico, United States

State	County
Arizona	Cochise
New Mexico	Chaves
New Mexico	Eddy
New Mexico	Grant
New Mexico	Guadalupe
New Mexico	Otero
New Mexico	Socorro

» Candidate Information

No Candidate information available for this species.

No Candidate Assessments available for this species.

Candidate Notice of Review Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title
10/10/2019	84 FR 54732 54757	Review of Domestic and Foreign Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/02/2016	81 FR 87246 87272	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/24/2015	80 FR 80583 80614	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/05/2014	79 FR 72449 72497	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/22/2013	78 FR 70103 70162	Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/21/2012	77 FR 69993 70060	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
10/26/2011	76 FR 66370 66439	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/10/2010	75 FR 69222 69294	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule

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No Uplisting Documents currently available for this species.

» Federal Register Documents

Federal Register Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title	Supporting Documents
04/25/2023	88 FR 25208 25249	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for Wright's Marsh Thistle With a Section 4(d) Rule and Designation of Critical Habitat	Species Status Assessment
09/29/2020	85 FR 61460 61498	Threatened Species Status for the Wright’s Marsh Thistle (Cirsium wrightii) With a 4(d) Rule and Designation of Critical Habitat	Species Status Assessment
10/10/2019	84 FR 54732 54757	Review of Domestic and Foreign Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions	Cirsium wrightii 2019 Candidate Assessment
12/02/2016	81 FR 87246 87272	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions	Cirsium wrightii 2016 Candidate Assessment
12/24/2015	80 FR 80583 80614	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions	Candidate Assessment
12/05/2014	79 FR 72449 72497	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/22/2013	78 FR 70103 70162	Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/21/2012	77 FR 69993 70060	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions	Candidate Assessment
10/26/2011	76 FR 66370 66439	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/10/2010	75 FR 69222 69294	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule	Cirsium wrightii 2010 Candidate Assessment

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» Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

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Document Date	Document Version	Document Title
10/09/2020	Version 1.0	Species Status Assessment Report for Cirsium wrightii (Wright’s Marsh Thistle)

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Special Rule Publications

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Date	Citation Page	Title
04/25/2023	88 FR 25208 25249	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for Wright's Marsh Thistle With a Section 4(d) Rule and Designation of Critical Habitat

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» Recovery

Species with Recovery Documents Data Explorer

Current Recovery Plan(s)

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Date	Plan Stage	Recovery Plan	Implementation Status	SSAs/Biological Reports	Recovery Implementation Strategies
06/01/2023	Outline	Recovery Outline for Wright's Marsh Thistle (Cirsium wrightii)	View Implementation Progress

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No Other Recovery Documents currently available for this species.

No Five Year Reviews currently available for this species.

No Delisting Documents currently available for this species.

» Critical Habitat

Critical Habitat Spatial Extents

Population(s)

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Critical Habitat Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title	Critical Habitat Shapefile	Document Type
04/25/2023	88 FR 25208 25249	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for Wright's Marsh Thistle With a Section 4(d) Rule and Designation of Critical Habitat	Download	Final

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To learn more about critical habitat please see https://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

» Conservation Plans

No Conservation Plans currently available for this species.

» Petitions

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Petition Title	Date Received by the FWS	Where the species is believed to or known to occur	Petitioner Name	Requested Action	Petition Finding(s)	Active	Petition Documents
Thistle, Wright's marsh (Cirsium wrightii); List T/E	10/15/2008	AZ, NM, Mexico	WildEarth Guardians	ESA - Petitioned for Listing: Threatened or Endangered	12m petition finding Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted on 11/21/2012 12m petition finding Warranted But Precluded on 11/04/2010 90 day petition finding Substantial on 09/10/2009 12m petition finding Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted on 10/26/2011	No - Not Withdrawn	Wrights marsh thistle WildEarth Oct 2008.pdf

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» Biological Opinions

To see all FWS Issued Biological Opinions please visit the BO Report.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

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.

ITIS Reports-- ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

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