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Physocarpus opulifolius
Ninebark
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Ninebark
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae, Genus Physocarpus, Species Physocarpus opulifolius


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ME: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 3:34:40 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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