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Pellaea atropurpurea
purple cliffbrake
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		purple cliffbrake
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Pteridineae, Family Pteridaceae, Genus Pellaea, Species Pellaea atropurpurea


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4S5
Evidence:		2 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big Bend National Park	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Camp Nelson National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Colorado National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	El Malpais National Monument
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Washington Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wupatki National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/19/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/4/2025 2:31:03 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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